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Staff and contact information
We cover the $300 billion east coast grocery industry from our offices in Columbia, Maryland, located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Our staff travels the region regularly, covering news and events in the territory from New England to the Southeast.
Office phone
410-730-5013
General e-mail
Office address
9030 Red Branch Rd., Suite 110, Columbia, MD 21045
Alexander Wissel
CEO and executive editor
Alex brings more than 25 years of business, financial and publishing experience to Food World, Food Trade News and foodtradenews.com. He serves the food business as a strategic partner, industry advocate, and trusted resource.
Terri Maloney
Co-publisher of editorial
Terri is a 30-year veteran of Food World and Food Trade News and has served as VP/Editorial Director since 2001.
Read Terri’s Terri’s Take columns
Co-publisher of marketing
Maria Maggio
A native of Philadelphia, Maria has been in the food business for most of her career as a manufacturer, distributor and restaurateur. Now with Food Trade News for over 15 years, she likes to say we inform, educate and entertain.
Read Maria’s Soup to Nutz columns
Kevin Gallagher
Co-publisher of sales
Kevin is VP at Food Trade News with primary responsibility for covering the Metro NY/NJ and New England markets. He has more than 30 years of experience on the CPG side of the retail food business and in media.
Jeff Metzger
Publisher emeritius
Jeff has been reporting, analyzing and opining about the retail grocery business since 1973. He is the co-founder of Best-Met Publishing, publisher of Food Trade News and Food World, where his Taking Stock column is closely followed throughout the industry. He served as the company’s publisher from 1978 to 2025 and as its president from 2007 to 2025.
Read Jeff’s Taking Stock columns