Awards

The private brand supplier of products from Italy won a Supplier of the Year award for its assortment of products it supplies to Whole Foods.

The retailer has promoted Michal Lagunionek to be the new president and CEO, replacing Johannes Fieber, who stepped down Tuesday to spend more time with family.

The RepTrak ranking of the 100 most reputable companies globally included Aldi and Costco for the first time.

More than 30 Earth Grown products from Aldi earned the Good Housekeeping Institute Seal, joining more than 170 other products earning the nod over the last three years.

For his deep accomplishments to the industry and with PLMA, Brian Sharoff stands apart.

The chair of Empire has died at the age of 86.

Pilsners, lagers and sours from the discounter won awards from the 2021 New York International Beer Competition, and Lidl's Perlenbacher won German Pilsner Brewery of the Year.

During its annual leadership conference, PLMA elected Clay Dockery of Massimo Zanetti Beverage to serve a second term as board chair, and honored the late Brian Sharoff as its sole inductee into the Private Label Hall of Fame.