Progressive Grocer - June/July 2009 - (Page 18)

Cover Story Women in Grocery The third annual Top Women in Grocery nominations topple the scale, leading to the introduction of the Top 100 Women in Grocery. n our third annual Top Women in Grocery award program, we discovered this industry is overflowing with the best and brightest female business executives, entrepreneurs and rising stars. These are women who care about their business and the bottom line, while focusing not only on the community they serve, but also on mentoring other women in the world of business and beyond. Top Women focuses on achievements made in the past 12 months by women who in the past year have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their companies, division or stores. The call for nominations asked industry leaders to identify female executives in three distinct categories: Senior-Level Executives (open to retailers, suppliers and wholesalers with titles of VP or higher, for the most part); Rising Stars (retailers, suppliers and wholesalers with job titles above store manager, but below VP); and Store Managers. The Top 100 I As we continue to celebrate achievements made over the past year, we kept the contents open to winners from the previous two years. Those winners were called on to continue to produce their exemplary service, creating new records of achievement. The industry was incredible in its response, which you will see in the following pages as well as within our online project — the Top Women Hall of Fame — in which we recognize these stellar women and record their accomplishments in the virtual world in perpetuity. What follows in our print pages are brief profiles of all of PG’s 2009 Top Women in Grocery. Candidates are listed by category, then in alphabetical order based on company. Our Store Manager list is offered in a condensed version due to space constraints. Senior-Level Executives Harriet Hentges, VP, Corporate Responsibility, Ahold USA (Corporate) HARRIET HENTGES directly impacts the company’s corporate citizenship in the areas of business strategy and public image to help society understand how a responsible company can maximize positive impact and minimize negative impact on societal challenges.Although she has only been with Ahold since April 2008, she has in that short time had a dramatic impact on several key areas of the business, including the development of an integrated comprehensive corporate responsibility (CR) strategy for Ahold USA, facilitating the production and publication of the 2008 benchmark corporate responsibility report, advocating and promoting a diversity and inclusion strategy, and serving as a senior-level role model and mentor for associates at all levels within the organization. Hentges received an honorary doctorate from St. Catherine University, and was named one of the 100 Distinguished Women from Trinity College and one of the 100 Distinguished Alumnae of the College of St. Catherine. She serves on the executive commit- 18 • Progressive Grocer • June/July 2009 A H E A D O F W H AT ’ S N E X T www.progressivegrocer.com http://www.progressivegrocer.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Progressive Grocer - June/July 2009

Progressive Grocer - June/July 2009
Table of Contents
Nielsen’s Shelf Stoppers/ Spotlight: Cheese/Shredded Cheese
Market Snapshot: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Calif.
Independents Report: The Advantages of Older Associates
Lempert Report: Food Experts Tackle the Economy
Industry Achievement: The Top 100 Women in Grocery
Multicultural Marketing: 2050 is Today
Retailer of the Year: Celebrating Kroger
2009 Deli/Bakery Operations Review: Shrink-Wrapped
Fresh Developments: Consumer Shifts Create New Complexities for Fresh Food Trading Partners
Produce: Brimming With Possibilities
Meat: Fired Up!
Store of the Month: Giant Eagle’s Express-Ohhh!
Cheese: Cooked Cheese and Other Spiritual Revelations
Beverage Alcohol: A Cup of Cheer
Frozen Foods: Frozen Vegetable Sales are Steaming
Real Estate: Bigger is not Always Better
Technology: At Your Service
Equipment Innovations
What’s Next: Editors’ Picks for Innovative Products

Progressive Grocer - June/July 2009