Top Women In Store Brands 2023: Angela Terrazas

For more than a decade, Store Brands and Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence (WISE) have teamed to honor women across the private label industry who have had and continue to have a major impact in the store brand segment.

From supply chain, to sales, marketing, finance and more, members of the Class of 2023 each play a vital role in moving store brands forward amid new and on-going challenges that include rising prices, capacity issues with manufacturers, and evolving demand from consumers. 

The following is the profile of Angela Terrazas of Albertsons Companies, the 2023 honoree in the Regulatory/QA/Safety category.

A Compliance Expert

As a key technical leader within the Albertsons Cos. private brand business, Angela Terrazas helps oversee regulatory compliance on a number of issues for the 12,000+ SKU assortment worth $14 billion.

As a senior manager for Technical Services - Compliance & Operations, her key areas of responsibility include regulatory compliance for in-store labeling, digital publishing for SmartLabel, regulatory compliance on e-commerce specific to allergens, ingredient statements, nutrition and bioengineering information adhering to all applicable federal, state and local regulations. 

She also oversees Own Brands product registrations and organic documentation review and certification compliance in collaboration with cross-functional quality assurance and food safety team members. Terrazas also leads a team of experienced technical compliance professionals that supports her oversight of the in-store product categories.

Terrazas is regarded as the compliance subject-matter-expert, responsible for driving the USDA-mandated Bioengineered Labeling work across Albertsons’ in-store made products. She handles the menu and scale labeling including the in-store process optimization project. 

Leadership at the grocer describes her as an integral team leader who helps ensure compliance and avoidance of the product retrievals and recalls. She holds a critical role behind the scenes making sure products are not only safe with accurate information about allergens and other safety matters, but that the products also bear truthful claims to the end user.

With more than a decade of previous industry combined experience within food safety, quality, regulatory compliance and operations, Terrazas’ knowledge is leveraged by the retailer to a sphere of influence spanning across key functions within the broader organization. 

“A goal I have is to continue accelerating digital product data features online throughout our e-commerce and digital labeling platforms,” she said. “This will expand access to key product information to support purchasing decisions while also delivering on intuitive, tech-forward omnichannel shopping experiences for our customers.”