Judith Spires, CEO of Kings Super Markets Inc., was re-elected as the chairperson of the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC), at the organization’s Annual Membership Meeting, Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, NJ.
“It is an honor to be elected to serve a third and final year as the Chairperson of the New Jersey Food Council,” said Spires. “We have accomplished much together over the last two years and I look forward to continuing to grow the Food Council and position it for the future.”
“We have experienced great momentum with Judy Spires as Chair,” said NJFC President Linda Doherty. “The Board of Directors is energized and we are planning for another productive year. We recently hosted a strategic planning session under Judy’s leadership and we look forward to working with members on several new initiatives that will be implemented in the coming year.”
Joining Spires as association officers are Vice Chairman Richard Saker, Saker ShopRites; Associate Vice Chairman Joe McCarthy, Bimbo Bakeries USA; Treasurer Michael Rothwell, Pennington Quality Markets; Secretary Michael Murphy, QuickChek Corporation; and President Linda Doherty, NJFC.
At the Annual Meeting, the NJFC membership also elected the Board of Directors for 2016. Representing the Retail membership are: Dan Croce, Acme Markets; Rafael Cuellar, Cuellar, LLC/ShopRite of Passaic; Andrew Kent, Glass Gardens; David Maniaci, Nicholas Markets; Frank Mastrangelo, Supervalu, Eastern Division; James McCaffrey III, McCaffrey’s Markets; Colleen Meares, Stop and Shop Supermarkets; Christina Minardi, Whole Foods Market; Joseph F. Pagano, Inserra Supermarkets; Jason Ravitz, Ravitz Family Markets; Peter Rojek, Fairway Markets; Phil Scaduto, Food Circus Super Markets; Leonard J. Sitar, ShopRite of Carteret; Joe Sofia, Wegmans Food Markets; William Sumas, Village Supermarkets; John Wachter, Murphy’s Markets of South Jersey; and Rich Wood, Wawa.
Representing the Associate members are: Lisa Angeles, Kraft Heinz Company; Jody Avallone, Nestle USA; Michael Biase, Mission Foods; Kelly Johnston, Campbell Soup Company; Howie Kent, Krasdale Foods; Rebecca Peifer, Unilever ; Debbie Pregiato, Advantage Solutions; Michael Sullivan, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA; Luis Tejada, GOYA Foods; and Ken Weingartner, C&S Wholesale Grocers.
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