Kevin Ladd of Food Giant Supermarkets, Inc. & Al Cole of B&R Stores are Among AWG Annual Award Winners

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) announced the winners of several prestigious excellence awards as part of the 2023 AWG Innovation Showcase and Annual Meeting. Highlighting the award winners are Lou Fox Community Service Award Winner Kevin Ladd of Food Giant Supermarkets, Inc., and Store Manager of the Year Al Cole of B&R Stores, Inc.

AWG Announces Retirement Date of David Smith, President and CEO, Successor Named

December 20, 2022 Associated Wholesale Grocers

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) announced that its president and CEO, David Smith, will retire at the end of 2023. Dan Funk, AWG’s COO, will assume the office upon Smith’s retirement. 

Doc’s Food Store’s Jim Brown, Rouse’s Donna Madere Dickerson Among AWG Annual Excellence Award Winners

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) announced the winners to several prestigious member awards as part of its release of its Annual Report. Highlighting the award winners are Lou Fox Community Service Award Winners Jim Brown, of Doc’s Food Stores, Inc., and Store Manager of the Year, Donna Madere-Dickerson, of Rouse’s Enterprises, L.L.C.

Associated Wholesale Grocers and IRI Partner to Launch AWG Partner Gateway

February 3, 2022 IRI

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG), the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to over 1,100 independent companies and over 3,200 supermarket locations in 28 states, and IRI®, a fast-growing global technology leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced a strategic partnership to launch AWG Partner Gateway, a portal to enable integrated and seamless collaboration between AWG members and their vendor partners using IRI Liquid Data® technology.

The Feedback Group and Associated Wholesale Grocers Partner to Provide Shopper and Employee Feedback Solutions to Member-Retailers

The Feedback Group, a leading provider of feedback solutions, and Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG), the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, announced a partnership to provide The Feedback Group’s industry expertise and feedback capabilities to AWG member-retailers.