Kings Food Markets competitors

James 'Jim' Lanning is a Board Member at Ingles Markets Inc. He has worked as President/COO at Ingles Markets Inc.

Jack Sinclair is executive vice president of the grocery division for Walmart U.S. He has responsibility for all aspects of grocery merchandising at more than 4,000 stores in the United States. Jack joined Walmart in 2007 from McCurrach, a U.K.-based field merchandising business. He has worked in the retail food business since 1982, when he began his career as a trainee at Shoppers’ Paradise in the United Kingdom. He has also worked for Tesco and Safeway PLC, where he eventually served on the board of directors that led the merger of Safeway PLC and Morrisons. Previously, he served as the European development director for SB Capital, partnering with banks, private financiers and private equity houses to assess, advise and implement strategic retail acquisitions. Jack earned a bachelor's degree in economics and marketing from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

William Rodney McMullen (born 1961) is an American businessman, the CEO of Kroger, the second-largest general retailer in the US, since January 1, 2014.

Jonathan Weis is a Chairman/President/CEO at WEIS MARKETS INC. He has worked as VP/Secretary at WEIS MARKETS INC, VP:Property Mgmt & Devpt at WEIS MARKETS INC, and Board Member at WEIS MARKETS INC. Jonathan attended Yale and Shikellamy School District.

Bob Palmer, chief executive officer for C&S Wholesale Grocers, is responsible for all aspects of the Company strategy, growth plan, customer satisfaction and day-to-day operations. Bob has more than 30 years of industry experience, and was most recently the executive vice president, chief procurement officer at C&S before his retirement in 2019. Bob joined C&S in February 1986 as head buyer and served as the director of Procurement until 1995 which he was promoted to vice president. He was promoted to senior vice president of Non-perishable Procurement in October 1996. Prior to joining C&S, Bob worked for four years with Riverside Markets, a division of Penn Traffic Company in DuBois, Pa. He spent four years as a retail store manager within Alberstons Southco Division in Florida and Alabama. In 2002, Bob was named director emeritus of the Northeast Wholesale Food Distributors Association. Bob earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H.

David McInerney is a co-founder of FreshDirect, a leading online grocer in the U.S. with customers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. David has spent his career at FreshDirect in a variety of operational and merchant roles. He's made it his mission to travel the world, searching and procuring the freshest and the finest ingredients for FreshDirect, and assessing the integrity of the merchants associated with the company. Previously, he was a chef in the restaurant industry, where he worked with the late Bernard Loiseau in Burgundy and David Bouley in New York. A full-fledged foodie, David feels strongly that fresh foods provide a point of differentiation and help set FreshDirect apart in quality, and of course, taste.

Laura Shapira Karet is a Trustee at Carnegie Institution of Washington, VP:Marketing at Giant Eagle, and Treasurer at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and is based in Greater Pittsburgh Area. She has worked as Senior VP:Mktg/Chief Strategy Ofcr at Giant Eagle, Chairman at Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, and Brand Manager at PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. Laura studied at Amherst College between 1986 and 1990.