<p>To personally congratulate this year’s top 35 produce managers across the United States, United Fresh CEO <B>Tom Stenzel</b> and Vice President of Trade Relations <B>Jeff Oberman</b> visited the stores and met with the individual winners of the program.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Oberman visited the Raley’s in Turlock to meet with <B>Steve Mendes</b> and his District Supervisor, <B>Troy Schweitz</b>. “During these visits you could truly see these Produce Managers have a genuine excitement and passion for produce, which is essential as they represent the face of our industry before consumers,” said Oberman.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img width="500px" class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/jeff-steve_mendes_and_troy_schweitz_raleys_rma.jpg" alt="United Fresh's Tom Stenzel and Jeff Oberman Congratulate Retail Manager Winners" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Pictured below is Tom Stenzel with <B>Kendall Lopez-Buitrago</b> at MOMs Organic Market in Alexandria, Virginia. “There is no better opportunity to network with our industry’s most innovative retail managers than to come to United Fresh 2014,” said Stenzel. “Join us in Chicago to meet these industry trendsetters and share ideas about growing consumption for fresh produce.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img width="500px" class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/tom_-_kendall_lopez-buitrago_moms_organic_market.jpeg" alt="United Fresh's Tom Stenzel and Jeff Oberman Congratulate Retail Manager Winners" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">All winners, along with their corporate produce directors, will be honored at United Fresh 2014 during the <B>Produce Celebration Gala</b>, <B>Wednesday June 11</b> at Hilton Chicago. In addition to the awards, five Grand Prize recipients will receive an additional $1,000 cash prize.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Criteria for the award nominations included efforts to <B>increase produce consumption</b> through <B>excellence in merchandising</b>, <B>special displays and promotions</b>, <B>community service</b>, and <B>commitment to customer satisfaction</b>. For the full list of this year’s winners, check out our previous story, linked below!</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.andnowuknow.com/whats-store/united-fresh-honors-35-top-retail-produce-managers/11765/sarah-hoxie" target="_new"> 2014 United Fresh Top 35 Produce Managers </a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Congratulations to this year’s recipients, and thank you for helping to represent our industry!<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.unitedfreshshow.org" target="_new"> United Fresh </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
