Ingles Markets, Inc. Appoints James Lanning as CEO/President
March 25, 2016 at 04:19 pm EDT
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Effective March 25, 2016, Robert P. Ingle II and the company's Board of Directors appointed James Lanning as CEO/President of Ingles Markets Inc. Mr. Lanning has been President of the company since 2003. Mr. Lanning will continue to work with and report to Mr. Ingle, who will retain the title of Chairman of the Board (which he has held since 2004) and continue his day-to-day active operational role in the executive leadership of the company.
Ingles Markets, Incorporated is a supermarket chain in the southeast United States. It operates a total of 198 supermarkets, including 75 in North Carolina, 65 in Georgia, 35 in South Carolina, 21 in Tennessee, one in Virginia and one in Alabama. It operates 189 supermarkets under the name Ingles, and nine supermarkets under the name Sav-Mor. Ingles supermarkets offer customers a variety of nationally advertised food products, including grocery, meat and dairy products, produce, frozen foods and other perishables, and non-food products. Its non-food products include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products and general merchandise. It also offers private label items and locally sourced items throughout its market areas. In addition, it focuses on selling products to its customers through the development of certified organic products, bakery departments and prepared foods, including delicatessen sections. It also operates 114 in-store pharmacies and 108 fuel stations.
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