Outstanding produce managers recognized

United Fresh named 25 produce managers from the U.S. and Canada as honorees in its Retail Produce Manager Awards Program, sponsored by Ready Pac Foods.

The 25 were selected from hundreds of nominations submitted by retailers and produce suppliers across the industry. Selections were made based on criteria that included efforts to increase produce consumption through everyday excellence in merchandising, special displays and promotions, community service and commitment to total customer satisfaction.

The winners and their corporate produce directors were honored at United Fresh 2012 in Dallas.

They are:
• Leslie Alex, Hannaford Brothers, Dover, N.H.

• Ricky Allemand, Brookshire Grocery
Company, New Iberia, La.

• John Ballard, Food City/K-VA-T Food Stores,
Lafollete, Tenn.

• Phil Burgess, Safeway Stores, Bend, Ore.

• Brian Burrow, Brookshire Grocery Company,
Whitehouse, Texas

• Franklin Bys, Hy-Vee, Inc., Coralville, Iowa

• James Campbell, Sunflower Farmers Market,Denver, Colo.

• Brian Collegnon, Rueben’s County Market, Hartford, Wis.

• Ross Corbin Conrad, Colemans Food Centres, Corner Brook, NFL, Canada

• Brian Corbitt, Bel Air Market/Raley’s Family of
Fine Stores, Sacramento, Calif.

• Jolene Cyr, Food Maxx/Save Mart Supermarkets, Fairfield, Calif.

• Ron Danielson, Raley’s Family of Fine Stores,
Woodland, Calif.

• Chad Faulk, Harris Teeter, Charlotte, N.C.

• John Heon, Big Y Foods, Lee, Mass.

• Rich Jackson, Quality Food Centers, Sammamish, Wash.

• Steve Kaminski, Jewel-Osco, Westmont, Ill.

• Charmagne Kendrick, VG’s Food Center/
Spartan Stores, Fenton, Mich.

• Jim Kesteloot, Harris Teeter, Reston, Va.

• Michael Kolek, Jewel-Osco, Schaumburg, Ill.

• Brian Langdon, The Kroger Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Mike McElmeel, Hy-Vee, Inc., Silvis, Ill.

• Elizabeth Myers, New River MCAS Commissary, Jacksonville, N.C.

• Wanda Ivy Nicholas, Travis Air Force Base Commissary, Travis, Calif.

• Nick Puleo, Vons, San Diego, Calif.

• George Sanders, Price Chopper/Golub Corporation,Barre, Vt.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   – Kathy Gibbons

Photo: Winners in the foodservice and produce manager categories are honored at United Fresh 2012 in Dallas, Texas.



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