Acme Markets held a vendor meeting April 2 at Sugarhouse Casino in Philadelphia. Updating the vendors were these members of the retailer’s executive team (l-r) Kim Gray, VP of merchandising and marketing; division president Jim Perkins; Chris Preli, general manager of the retailer’s Denver, PA distribution center; and Kristan Lewis, conversion lead for the Denver, PA distribution center.
Representatives of Price Rite Marketplace celebrated the grand re-opening of five of its Connecticut stores with local community members on March 29. The refreshed Price Rite Marketplace stores feature even lower prices on hundreds of items, new and exciting private label and organic products, and stores redesigned to offer the best possible shopping experience. Jim Dorey (l), president of Price Rite Marketplace, and John Figueiredo, store manager, Price Rite Marketplace of West Hartford celebrate the grand re-opening of Price Rite Marketplace of West Hartford.
Saint Joseph’s University recently hosted one of its Family Business Legacy Speaker Series at its Haub School of Business, this one featuring guest speaker Ed Herr of Herr Foods. He relived the history of Herr’s and the road to success for the snack food giant founded by his father, James Herr, and updated the audience on the future of the family ownership of the company. Herr (2nd from r) is joined here by (l-r) Dr. Joseph D’Angelo, dean of the SJU Haub School of Business; Troy Gunden, SVP of Herr Foods and Ed Herr’s nephew who is being groomed to succeed him as president; and Brian Brogan, director of the Initiative for Family Business and Entrepreneurship at SJU.
Giant/Martin’s recently donated 3,000 hams to food banks throughout its marketing area in time for Easter, including 250 to Philabundance. At presentation made at the Philabundance offices in Philadelphia were (l-r) Scott Smith, Philabundance; Mickey Morandini, retired second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, a partner of Giant; and Aaron Abrams III, Giant’s Grant Avenue, Philadelphia store manager.
