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Jeff Glidden Title: Advisor Jeff is a senior executive with deep and extensive experience in global operations, supply chain optimization, manufacturing, procurement, private equity start-ups and general management.   He has performed numerous turn-arounds and transformational improvements for companies in the food & beverage, steel, pharmaceutical, plastics, and aerospace industries. After his tour as a [...]

KPMG survey: Price not the chief factor drawing consumers online More than half of U.S. consumers are projected to be shopping online for groceries next year, and those who do are expected to boost their spending, according to KPMG’s 2018 Grocery Retail Consumer Perception Survey. Of more than 2,000 grocery customers polled, 48% currently do […]

Distributor sees opportunities with larger scale, more diverse business United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) today finalized its $2.9 billion deal to buy fellow food wholesaler Supervalu Inc. With the transaction’s closing, trading of Supervalu’s common stock will cease as of the market open on Oct. 22 and be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. […]