FMI | Finalists

We celebrate the hardworking store managers who often wear many hats as they jump from project to project to serve their store and customers. The food industry thrives because of the store managers we celebrate today who bring their passion and talents to create unique food experiences for the grocery customer. Click on each profile to learn more.

Category A: (1-49 Stores)

Greg Glisch

Skogen's Festival Foods
Hales Corners, WI

As the director of Skogen’s Festival Foods’ first store in the Milwaukee market, Greg Glisch shepherded his location in Hales Corner, Wisc. to nab first place in the new store category of the company’s recent “Festy’s Bestys” ...

Kevin Perino

ShopRite Supermarkets Inc.
West Fall, PA

A 35-year grocery industry veteran, Kevin Perino oversaw the closing of a beloved store and spearheaded the opening of its replacement across the state line to a new 73,000-square-foot building in Matamoras, Pa. As if that transition wasn’t enough, ...

Wander Rezende

Roche Bros. Supermarkets
Mashpee, MA

When visitors come to the store, they’re likely to encounter store director Wander Rezende, who epitomizes engagement by working alongside associates, sharing recommendations with shoppers and continually eyeing the store for improvements. This ...

Category B: (50-199 Stores)

Brad Holt

Food City
Crossville, TN

Even after 26 years in the industry, his store’s positive trajectory landed it as the top store in his district by sales volume. That location also came in first for performance on consumer surveys, a measure of how shoppers view the store from a ...

Patty Kuehn

SpartanNash
Omaha, NE

Her diligence and innate competitive spirit have led to success for her store and for her. Kuehn was promoted to store director, while her location experienced overall sales lifts of mid-single digits with gains across every fresh department. ...

Sean Conlon

Giant Food
Fredericksburg, VA

That mantra, “No customer leaves the store unhappy” was set and is modeled daily by manager Sean Conlon, who establishes goals even higher than the company norm and goes after them doggedly but cheerfully with his empowered and tight-knit team. ...

Category C: (200+ Stores)

Anthony Gentry

Brookshire Grocery Compnay
Mabank, TX

Anthony Gentry has been called a champion of customer service – and he has the #1 titles to prove it. In the third quarter of 2022, his store’s EBITDA was the best in the company and his store was the top one in the Brookshire’s banner. This ...

Joel White

The Kroger Co. (King Soopers-City Market)
Gunnison, CO

Some store managers talk about mountains they have to climb to reach goals. While those are hypothetical, Joel White contends with a real mountain that poses both challenges and benefits at the King Soopers City Market he leads in Gunnison, ...

Delton Schafer

Albertsons Companies
Seattle, WA

As a 25-year industry veteran with a broad industry view, Delton Schafer leveraged his expertise to launch the divisional e-commerce micro-fulfillment center (MFC) in his Rainier Valley Safeway store in ...

Category D: (International)

Ana Esther Estupiñán Rodríguez

SPAR Gran Canaria
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain

Thanks to her leadership and proven results, her SPAR location in Gran Canaria, also known as the Grand Canary Islands, nabbed a coveted Store of the Month award from the company, beating out more than 100 stores for its customer service marks, ...

Anton Bredenkamp

SPAR South Africa
Hoedspruit, South Africa

After sales dipped in his absence, Bredenkamp returned to the store in early 2020 and promptly turned things around again. In fact, he’s led SPAR Hoedspruit -- located in the “safari capital” of South Africa -- to steady sales growth for three years ...

John Fox

SPAR Northern Ireland/ Henderson Group
Craigavon, Northern Ireland

Ten years later, after ascending to a store manager position, John Fox remains driven by customer needs and how he can best meet them. Having different perspectives based in varying roles with the organization gives Fox a more multi-faceted picture ...