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PRIVATE 2018 www.gourmetnews.com n NOVEMBER 2018 n GOURMET NEWS P 4 Publisher Kimberly Oser Senior Associate Publisher Jules Denton-Card Editorial Director Lorrie Baumann Associate Editors Jeanie Catron • JoEllen Lowry • Karrie Welborn Art Director Yasmine Brown Graphic Designer Jonathan Schieffer Customer Service Managers Caitlyn McGrath • Susan Stein Associate Publisher Anthony Socci Senior Account Manager Marcos Morhaim Account Managers Abeer Abi-aad • Beth Painter • Bo Robinson Director of Operations Tara Neal Show Logistics & Distribution Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich European Sales Enrico Cecchi PRIVATE 2018 is published by Oser Communications Group ©2018 All rights reserved. Publishing office: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 Subscriber services: Gourmet News P.O. Box 30520 Tucson, AZ 85751 www.gourmetnews.com Founder Lee M. Oser A Special Supplement of Gourmet News PRIVATE 2018 Valerie Jabbar Named Group Vice President of Merchandising at Kroger The Kroger Co. has promoted Valerie Jabbar, currently President of the Ralphs division, as Group Vice President of Merchandising for the company, effective September 1. Mike Murphy, currently vice president of opera- tions for the Columbus division, will succeed Jabbar as President of the Ralphs division. Jabbar began her Kroger career in 1987 as a clerk in the Fry's division. She has held several leadership roles, including assistant store director, category manager, drug/gen- eral merchandise coordinator, corporate sea- sonal manager, and director of drug/general merchandise, as well as district manager in the Fry's division. In 2012, she moved to the Mid-Atlantic division to serve as vice presi- dent of merchandising before joining the Ralphs division in 2013 as vice president of merchandising. She was promoted to divi- sion president in July 2016. Jabbar serves as the president of the Food Industries Circle and is a board mem- ber for the Western Association of Food Chains, as well as the food industry execu- tive in residence for the USC Marshall School of Business. Private Label Table Condiments from Captain Foods Captain Foods is a specialty food company based in Edgewater, Florida. Since 1994, Captain Foods has established itself as a top supplier to the restaurant, retail and health industries. Its capabilities consist of custom formulation for seasoning blends, sea salt and pepper grinders, and a variety of gour- met sauces. Captain Foods prides itself on working closely with its customers. Throughout the process, the company continuously meets its customers' needs and exceeds all expecta- tions when it comes to delivering a top-qual- ity product. It has an all-natural facility, and only produces and packages natural ingredi- ents. Captain Foods offers a wide variety of spe- cialty hot sauces, ranging from mild heat to extreme heat and all heat levels in between. These products are available for private label at a low minimum with competitive pricing. The company works with many small, re- gional and national chain restaurants on pri- vate label tabletop condiments, such as hot sauces, sea salt and black peppercorn grinders. Captain Foods strives to offer high quality food products to its customers, with extraor- dinary standards on cleanliness and quality control points within its facility. Five Benefits of Private Label 1. With private label, you essentially create your own unique image, which establishes a marketing identity and promotes stronger customer recognition and loyalty. 2. Why pay for high priced brand names, when you can brand your own quality food products at a much more cost effective price? 3. Gour- met private label prod- ucts are often more prof- itable than those of na- tional brands because private label items are (usually) more cost efficient to make. (It's a given that the lower your expenses, the higher your profits will be.) 4. The packaging and labels are tailored to meet the private label owner's specifications, including product name, description, com- pany logo and contact information. 5. Private label branding is one way to separate yourself from competitors. One of the greatest attributes of private labels is that you inherently have an exclusive right to sell the products. For more information, email hello@captain foods.com, call 800.749.5047 or go to www.captainfoods.com.

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