SEATTLE, Jan. 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, Associated Grocers, Incorporated held its 70th Annual Shareholders Meeting. The Board was expanded from ten to twelve members. Seven directors are retailers, four are independent directors and one is AG's President and CEO, Robert P. Hermanns. Ron Brake was named Chair of the Board.
Retailer additions to the Board include: Ron Brake of Food Venture '87, Inc. and RELM Corporation; Jim Anderson of Brown & Cole Stores, LLC; Paul Kapioski of Cap Food Services Company; Greg Saar of Saar's, Inc.; and Mike Trask of Stanlar Foods, Inc. Returning to the Board are retail shareholders Rob Martin of Food Adventures, Inc. and Larry Nakata of Town & Country Markets, Inc. Independent Directors continuing their service on the Board include Judge George Finkle, Jack J. Gallagher, Cliff Scarbo, and Dr. Ken Viafore.
Associated Grocers is a full-service wholesaler providing food, general merchandise and retail services to stores throughout Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Pacific Rim. Since its founding in 1934, AG has leveraged its group buying power to facilitate the growth of its over 350 retail customer locations. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, AG procures and distributes through its distribution centers a comprehensive selection of perishable and nonperishable commodities including: grocery, meat, produce, deli, natural, specialty, ethnic, service deli, service bakery, general merchandise, and health and beauty care.