May 5, 2020

I am pleased to announce the promotion of Michelle Mendoza to Vice President of Marketing & Customer Experience and Francisco Nieves to Vice President of Sales.

Michelle joined the company in June of 2016, with over 10 years of marketing experience.

This promotion recognizes Michelle’s many contributions to ASG, especially her role in rising the profile of our core banners Associated, Compare, Met Foods and Pioneer, the development of our house brand Avenue A, the implementation of our marketing initiatives and the improvements of our Customer Experience department.

She will continue to report to me as she leads the company’s marketing, communications and customer experience initiatives to position ASG and its brands as an integral part of our success.

With over 23 years of experience, Francisco joined ASG in 2017, as our Senior Director of Sales where he focused on securing new store opportunities and growing our existing stores sales.

This promotion recognizes Francisco’s leading role in growing the company’s sales and his efforts coaching his team to elevate their level of performance and service to our customers.

He will continue to report to me as we strive to increase sales while improving ASG’s value proposition to our customers. Francisco plays a significant role in the future growth of the company.

Please join me in congratulating Michelle and Francisco on his well-deserved promotion.

Cheers!

Zulema T. Wiscovitch

Executive Vice President

& Chief Administrative Officer

For independent supermarkets in the hard-hit New York area — which are frequently smaller neighborhood stores with narrow aisles in close quarters — COVID-19 has created a number of challenges, including lack of employees and an uncertain supply of goods due to the pandemic. The daily restocking of shelves due to the unprecedented demand from customers, as well as the constant sanitizing of stores, has taken a toll on these supermarkets and their employees.

Read more: https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/associated-supermarkets-meet-worker-shopper-needs-hard-hit-new-york

Thank you for joining us on Saturday for the ASG 2019 Holiday Dinner. Indeed, a memorable and fun night.

In case you missed the epic night, Albano & Americo Seabra along with their respective families received the Retailer of the Year award and Kimberly-Clark received the Recognition of Partnership award.

For event pictures, click here.

For photo booth pictures, click here.