GREENSBORO, NC – Teri Miller is making moves. The former Category Manager for Food Lion/Delhaize joined The Fresh Market this week as the Senior Category Manager for Produce, as the company looks to elevate its “fresh” impact.
I was able to steal a few minutes of Teri’s time as she moves through her third day at The Fresh Market, to talk about her new role and the company.
“The leadership and culture at The Fresh Market is truly what inspired me to join the team,” Teri tells me. “The company has a unique, boutique aesthetic, spread out over 21 states. Although The Fresh Market has a smaller footprint than my previous company, the blueprint is really what differentiates the format in the competitive retail market.”
As we all know, Teri holds a unique combination of characteristics for a retail executive. Along with the title she held as Category Manager for Food Lion, she is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). For a produce concept that is positioning to evolve, Teri’s combination is a recipe for success.
“Produce really is a combination of art and science, refining time and time again, that balance between the creativity you need to build atmosphere, and the logistics and numbers behind each category to ensure continued success,” Teri told me when I interviewed her this year when she was still with Food Lion. But I believe she will bring this incredible perspective with her to The Fresh Market.
“Honestly, I knew that I couldn’t stay away from produce,” she says. When I tell her that I am surprised that she could stay away at all, she laughs.
Now with The Fresh Market, Teri joins the leadership created by President and CEO Rick Anicetti, who Teri admires, as well the likes of Jim Corby, previously Director of Produce at Save Mart Supermarkets, and a mentor to Teri.
From the team here at AndNowUKnow, congratulations on your new role with The Fresh Market! We are excited to see all the great things you and the team will accomplish.
