<p><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/sueklug102113body.jpg" alt="Cropped images 102113" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">During a dinner in her honor, Sue Klug, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Unified Grocers, was presented the Illuminators Educational Foundation 2013 Torch Award. The Torch Award is given to an individual in the grocery industry who advances education in his or her company and in the industry by example and leadership, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “The Illuminators does tremendous work in developing future industry leaders and I’m honored to receive such a prestigious award,” said Sue. “I’m a firm believer in the value of continuous learning and professional development and I’m delighted to be recognized by an organization that shares my passion.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Sue has dedicated herself to helping others learn and grow by initiating and actively supporting company and industry education and mentoring programs such as tuition reimbursement, the USC Food Industry Management and Executive programs and the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) Retail Management Certificate program. Her main leadership roles include co-founding the Southern California Chapter of the Network of Executive Women (2008), serving as Food Industry Executive in Residence at USC (2009) and establishing Unified Grocers’ first ever Women’s Resource Group (2013). She also serves as Vice President of the WAFC Board of Directors and is slated to become President in 2014.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Sue on being named the Illuminators Educational Foundation 2013 Torch Award Honoree,” said Vic Chiono, President, Illuminators Educational Foundation Board and Vice President of Sales, West U.S., Coca Cola Refreshments. “Sue’s passion for empowering people through education and ability to inspire higher levels of achievement has raised the bar for all of us and is making our industry and communities stronger every day. This is a well deserved award.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Congratulations on winning this amazing award, Sue!</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.unifiedgrocers.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx" target="_new"> Unified Grocers </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
