Retail Produce Manager Awards Program

This International Fresh Produce Association award pays special recognition to produce managers – essential workers of the food supply chain’s front lines – who work every day to increase sales and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. It honors 15 of the industry’s top retail produce managers for their commitment to fresh produce, innovative merchandising, community service, and customer satisfaction.

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The 15 winning produce managers will receive:

Recognition visit with each winner at their store.
Complimentary roundtrip, coach airfare and registration to IFPA's Global Produce & Floral Show, October 19-21 in Anaheim, CA
Two nights of hotel accommodations
Recognition dinner at the Global Produce & Floral Show

Nominations accepted through February 24th, 2023. Please note that past produce manager award winners are not eligible for nomination.

For general questions regarding the program, please contact:

Amy Marshall, Retail & Foodservice Manager

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Leadership

Retail Produce Manager Award winners are the ‘best of the best’ in their profession. At the 2022 Global Produce & Floral Show, they will be VIPs meeting with the produce industry’s top executives. Every manager will return with an expanded knowledge of their role in the success of the industry.

Celebration of Excellence

Retail Produce Manager Award winners receive industry-wide recognition in trade publications, within their company, and in Anaheim at the Global Produce and Floral Show before their colleagues and customers.

Education

Retail Produce Manager Award winners have the opportunity to attend education programs and gain valuable knowledge and insights to share with customers when they return to their stores.

Networking

Retail Produce Manager Award winners enjoy numerous opportunities to interact with Global Produce & Floral Show attendees and exhibitors. The exposition, meetings, receptions and events will allow winners to get to know the people who bring their produce to market.

2022 Retail Produce Manager Award Winners

Tamra Barnes Harps Food Store Missouri	Joshua 'Josh' Combs Food City Galax, Virginia	Javier Contreras Food Market Franklin, Wisconsin
Carmen Dipiazza Jr. Price Chopper Guilderland, New York	Morgan Dodge Pilgrim's Market Coeur d'Alene, Idaho	Tyler Doggett Corner Market Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Micah Fabrizio Albertsons Safeway Denver, Colorado	Clint Fraze New Seasons Market Happy Valley, Oregon	Lisa Graner Coborn's Inc. Bismarck, North Dakota
Mitchell 'Mitch' John Hamelin Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Ajax, Ontario, Canada	David Heetderks SpartanNash's Forest Hills Foods Grand Rapids, Michigan	Chris Jorgensen Food Lion, Inc. Gloucester, Virginia
Troy Kopriva Hy-Vee, Inc. Grimes, Iowa	Grant Naylor Macey's Providence, Utah	Mohamad 'Mo' Qadir Harris-Teeter Super Markets Purcellville, Virginia
Bridget Robin Super One Foods Opelousas, Louisiana	Alex Samario Gelson's Markets Sante Fe Springs, California	Bob Smith Mariano's Oak Lawn, Illinois
Rich Spader Big Y Foods, Inc. Derby, Connecticut	Douglas Storey Tops Friendly Markets North Tonawanda, New Yori	Michelle Tarwater Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. Issaquah, Washington
Donald 'Don' Eugene Uttley Mount Royal Market Duluth, Minnesota	Dan Villone Brookshire Grocery Company Kilgore Texax	Calvin 'The Goat' Yednak JEWEL-OSCO Munster, Indiana
William ' Will' Yontz The Giant Company Martinsburg, West Virgina

2021 Retail Produce Manager Award Winners

Fadi Abou-Ali Metro, Inc.	Toni Adams Harps Food Stores Inc.	Lee Anderson Hy-Vee, Inc. Omaha, NE
Bobby Andrake Haggen Northwest Fresh Olympia, WA	Chad Bays Food City Prestonsburg, KY	Billy Blalock The Kroger Company
Maria Broda West Point Commissary West Point, NY	Jacqulyn Brodell Meijer Greenfield, WI	Stephany Buonomano Bobs Windham IGA Willimantic, CT
Tyler Christy Harris Teeter Supermarkets Charlotte, NC	Mikaela Claude Sprouts Farmers Market	Chris Contakos Price Chopper/ Market 32 Supermarkets Schenectady, NY
Shawn Fast Coborn's Inc. Sauk Rapids, MN	Jessica Granier Rouses Supermarkets	Jesse Jordan Fred Meyer Bellingham, WA
James Keller Hornbacher's Foods	Peter Kenney Big Y Foods, Inc. Ludlow, MA	AK Khalid MARTIN's, a brand of The GIANT Company Front Royal, VA
Adam Klazura Jewel-Osco Naperville, IL	Karen O’Dell Martin's Super Market	Joseph Ortiz Brookshire Grocery Company
Apolinar Parra Gelson's Markets	Dusty Taylor Tops Markets Depew, NY	John Truncale Brattleboro Food Co-Op Brattleboro, VT
Jeff Wilmes Roth's Fresh Market