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FMI Store Manager Awards

The Store Manager Awards are given to outstanding managers who generate sales growth, demonstrate team leadership in their store/company, effectively communicate both the company and store goals and objectives, as well as provide exceptional customer service through in-store programs and improve community relations.

The 2026 nomination period is open from January 12, 2026 through February 28, 2026.

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Who’s Who: 2025 Store Manager Award Nominees

Each year, nominations stream in from peers and food retail companies for FMI’s Store Manager Awards, highlighting store managers who exemplify dedication, innovation and resilience.....

Get to Know Our Past Finalists

Russell Blais

Roche Bros. Marketplace
Duxbury, Massachusetts

Emily Lowe

E.W. James & Sons, Inc.
McKenzie, Tennessee

Jason Johnson

K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Food City
Gray, Tennessee

Ramatoulaye "Rama" Diallo

Jewel-Osco
Chicago, Illinois

Heath Redman

Harris Teeter LLC
Asheville, North Carolina

Tahjae Welch

The MarketPlace Limited
Paget, Bermuda

Amy Stainbrook

Giant Food
Baltimore, Maryland

Toby Pentecost

Food Lion, LLC.
Scottsville, Kentucky

Brittany Rhoades

Family Fare Supermarkets
Dickinson, North Dakota

Larisa Kvaratskelia

SPAR Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia

Leon Kruger

SPAR South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

Kerri Hunsley

PCC Community Markets
Columbia City, Washington

Cathy Moloney

Hanover Co-op Food Stores of New Hampshire and Vermont
White River Junction, Vermont

Rea Noyes

Inserra Supermarkets ShopRite of Ramsey
Ramsey, New Jersey

Amanda Gulley

K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., d/b/a Food City
Morristown, Tennessee

Roman Perez

The Fresh Market, Inc.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Tammy Sluck

Family Fare
Grayling, Michigan

Michael Peebles

Brookshire’s Grocery Company
Emory, Texas

Rita Khijakadze

SPAR Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia

Chris Lawlor

Eurospar Wallace Village/Henderson Retail
Lisburn, United Kingdom

Manfredo Tabor

SPAR Gourmet 'am Fleischmarkt'
Wien, Austria

Alex Spurlock

QFC - The Kroger Co.
Redmond, Washington

Adam Thao

King Soopers - The Kroger Co.
Erie, Colorado

Anthony Gentry

Brookshire Grocery Compnay
Mabank, TX

Joel White

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

Ana Esther Estupiñán Rodríguez

SPAR Gran Canaria
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain

Anton Bredenkamp

SPAR South Africa
Hoedspruit, South Africa

Brad Holt

Food City
Crossville, TN

Delton Schafer

Albertsons Companies
Seattle, WA

Greg Glisch

Skogen's Festival Foods
Hales Corners, WI

John Fox

SPAR Northern Ireland/ Henderson Group
Craigavon, Northern Ireland

Kevin Perino

ShopRite Supermarkets Inc.
West Fall, PA

Wander Rezende

Roche Bros. Supermarkets
Mashpee, MA

Patty Kuehn

SpartanNash
Omaha, NE

Sean Conlon

Giant Food
Fredericksburg, VA

Robert Santoni

Weis Markets, Inc.
Nottingtham, MD

Dionne Martin

Giant Food
Fort Washington, MD

William Colquhoun

SPAR Scotland/CJ Lang Company
Abronhill, Scotland

Stephanie Wright

Monadnock Food Co-Op
Keene, NH

Scott Christi

Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Co.
West Roxbury, MA

Robin Olshenske

Food Lion, LLC
Myrtle Beach, SC

Rob Vassar

Meijer, Inc.
Stevensville, MI

Raymond Stockard

K-VA-T Food Stores d/b/a Food City
Kingsport, TN

Jose Marroquin

Inserra Supermarkets ShopRite
New Milford, NJ

Dawn Haig

Save-On-Foods
Chilliwack, B.C. (Canada)

Brandon Welch

Brookshire Grocery Company
Monroe, LA

William Randall

Giant Food
Falls Church, Va.

Donna Maxwell

Harris Teeter, LLC
California, Md.

Keith Buswell

Skogen's Festival Foods Company
Onalaska, Wis.

John Salcito

ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
New Rochelle, N.Y.

Malene Hansen

SPAR International
Haderup, Denmark

Hugh "Rusty" Rollins

K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Athens, Tenn.

John Spaulding

Meijer Company
Marquette, Mich.

Brandon Lampkin

Hy-Vee, Inc.
Omaha, Neb.

Morris Lewis

Brookshire Grocery Co.
New Iberia, La.

Katie Swenson

Lund Food Holdings, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Jim Grochowalski

Martin’s Super Markets
Stevensville, MI

Raymond Brown

Kroger, Vine Street Store
Cincinnati, OH

Joseph Stephens

Brookshire Grocery Co.
Kilgore, TX

Captain Raymond Mashudu Mutangwa

SPAR Thohoyandou, Superfecta Trading
Mutsindo, South Africa

Minesh Patel

Meijer
St. Charles, IL

Jen Book

Hy-Vee, Inc.
Altoona, Iowa

Aric W. Reicks

Fareway Stores, Inc.
Boone, Iowa

Gary Cottingham

The GIANT Company
Chambersburg, PA

Michael Siakpere

Skogen’s Festival Foods
Eau Claire, WI

Kaitlyn Lester

Lunds & Byerlys
Eagan, MN

Lori Hodgkinson

ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
Croton-On-Hudson, New York

Marjana Ješe Zuka

Spar Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Niki Scott

Sobeys
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador

Jeff Kramm

Lunds & Byerlys
Wayzata, Minnesota

Henry Samaniego

Meijer, Inc.
Hudsonville, Michigan

Bruce Yeo

Fry’s Food Stores
Chandler, Arizona

Tim Collins

K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Pikeville, Kentucky

Ray Jackson

Brookshire Grocery Company
Hallsville, Texas

Tom Slott

Martin’s Super Markets, Inc.
Granger, Indiana

Brian McMillan

GIANT Food Stores
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

John Snavely

Food 4 Less, The Kroger Co.
Coachella, California

Clive Gould

SPAR Glenacres
Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

Sally Angulo

Fry’s Food Stores, The Kroger Co.
Phoenix, Arizona

Ricky Myers

D&W Fresh Market, SpartanNash
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Gary Casterline

ShopRite of Hunterdon County
Phillipsburg, NJ

Mitch Cochran

Food City
Cleveland, Tennessee

Joanne Walker

SPAR Northern Ireland/Henderson Group
Co.Down, N. Ireland

Pam Hudson

Dillons Food Stores, a division of the Kroger Co.
Hutchinson, Kansas

Kathy Sweigert

Giant Martin's
State College, Pennsylvania

Al Gartner

Lunds & Byerlys
Woodbury, Minnesota

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