SUPERVALU FARM FRESH Promotes Bill Parker as SVP Merchandising Interim President


Mon. September 10th, 2012

<p><strong>Minneapolis, MN</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> SUPERVALU INC. has named Bill Parker the interim President of FARM FRESH® Food &amp; Pharmacy. He will assume the new role on September 15, 2012. Mr. Parker is FARM FRESH’S current Senior Vice Present of Merchandising. He will be replacing Gaelo de la Fuente who became the company’s president in April 2010 and is leaving the company to pursue other interests, according to a press release. FARM FRESH is a 43- store division in Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Virgina.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The industry veteran brings more than 35 years of experience in the grocery industry to his new role. He has been with FARM FRESH for 14 years, holding Director, Vice President and Senior Vice President roles in both operations and merchandising.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Kevin Holt, president of SUPERVALU Retail, stated, “Gaelo has been a solid leader who has made several contributions to FARM FRESH’S success, and we wish him well.” Mr. Holt, continues, “We are fortunate to have someone with Bill’s extensive operation and merchandising experience that will be able to keep the business moving forward as we look to identify a replacement at FARM FRESH.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.supervalu.com/sv-webapp/index.jsp" target="_new"> SUPERVALU INC.</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">