Farm Fresh Names New President
Gaelo de la Fuente has been named THE new president of Supervalu’s Virginia Beach, Vir.-based Farm Fresh division.
De la Fuente, 39, replaces Ron Dennis, who retired last week after 12 years as president of the 45-store regional grocery banner, whose stores are located in southern Virginia and North Carolina.
De la Fuente’s most recent position was group VP of retail operations support for Minneapolis-based Supervalu, which he joined in June 2008 from Food Lion, where he was VP of retail operations for the Atlantic division.
“Farm Fresh has a rich tradition of serving customers and giving back to the community,” said de la Fuente. “I look forward to continuing that tradition and working hard to meet our shoppers’ needs.”
De la Fuente, 39, replaces Ron Dennis, who retired last week after 12 years as president of the 45-store regional grocery banner, whose stores are located in southern Virginia and North Carolina.
De la Fuente’s most recent position was group VP of retail operations support for Minneapolis-based Supervalu, which he joined in June 2008 from Food Lion, where he was VP of retail operations for the Atlantic division.
“Farm Fresh has a rich tradition of serving customers and giving back to the community,” said de la Fuente. “I look forward to continuing that tradition and working hard to meet our shoppers’ needs.”