Top Food Industry Leaders

President Obama was only 5th on Supermarket News’s “Top 50 Leaders of the Food Business.” The #1 spot went to Kroger’s David Dillon. While CPG houses were included, curiously no restaurants were. Myopia. Here are the top ten leaders:

1. David Dillon, chairman, and CEO, Kroger Co.
2. Mike Duke, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores
3. Steve Burd, chairman, president and CEO, Safeway
4. Craig Herkert, president and CEO, Supervalu
5. President Barack Obama, president, United States of America
6. Charles Youngstrom, president, Aldi U.S.
7. John Rishton, CEO, Ahold
8. Danny Wegman, CEO, Wegmans Food Markets
9. Jim Sinegal, president and CEO, Costco Wholesale Corp.
10. Pierre-Olivier Beckers, CEO, Delhaize Group

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