Grocery Guys

SN earlier this month spoke with Steve Silver, president and chief operating officer of Krasdale Foods. Based in White Plains, N.Y., the grocery wholesaler operates a 325,000-square-foot distribution center in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, overlooking Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. That location gives Krasdale an excellent position in one of the nation’s most intensely competitive markets: metropolitan New York.

Most recently, Krasdale announced a refresh of its private-label product lineup, including an updated logo and packaging. But Silver, who added the president’s title in January, noted that the company’s ongoing challenge is to serve a diverse array of retailers in a fast-changing marketplace.

Welcome to SN Off the Shelf, a podcast series from Supermarket News.

In this twice-monthly feature, presented in a conversational format, SN editors will talk with industry executives, experts and other grocery players about the news, trends and issues that matter most to retailers and their business partners.

In this edition, SN talks with Cate Hardy, CEO of Seattle-based PCC Community Markets, the 12-store community food co-op well known for its environmental and sustainability initiatives — which include everything from its commitment to eliminate plastics from its delis by 2022 to its decision to stop selling Chinook salmon, a critical food for the region’s endangered orca population.

Welcome to SN Off the Shelf, a podcast series from Supermarket News.

In this twice-monthly feature, presented in a conversational format, SN editors will talk with industry executives, experts and other grocery players about the news, trends and issues that matter most to retailers and their business partners.

In this edition SN talks with Greg Ferrara, the new president and CEO of the National Grocers Association. Earlier this month, Ferrara stepped into the role being vacated by Peter Larkin, who is scheduled to retire at the end of the year after serving in an advisory role through the transition. NGA is the only trade association exclusively focused on representing the independent sector of the food industry.

Welcome to SN Off the Shelf, a podcast series from Supermarket News.

In this twice-monthly feature, presented in a conversational format, SN editors will talk with industry executives, experts and other grocery players about the news, trends and issues that matter most to retailers and their business partners.

In this edition we speak with Jim Dorey, president of Price Rite Marketplace. Part of the Wakefern Food Corp. supermarket cooperative, Price Rite has 64 stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland and Virginia.

Welcome to Off the Shelf, a new podcast series from Supermarket News.

In this twice-monthly feature, presented in a conversational format, SN editors will talk with industry executives, experts and other grocery players about the news, trends and issues that matter most to retailers and their business partners.

For the first podcast, SN spoke with Nick Bertram, president of Giant Food Stores.