Leading Executives in Snack Distributors
Scott McPherson
President & Chief Operating Officer, Performance Food Group (PFG)
Longtime Core‑Mark executive elevated to President & COO on Jan 1, 2025; now oversees PFG’s Foodservice, Convenience, and Vistar segments driving growth and integration.
Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Sean Mahoney
President & CEO, Vistar (a PFG company)
Veteran Vistar leader promoted to President & CEO to run day‑to‑day operations at one of North America’s largest snack, candy and beverage distributors to vending, micro‑markets and concessions.
Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Chris Hobson
President & CEO, Core‑Mark (a PFG company)
Heads one of the biggest convenience distributors, leading 45+ DCs that serve 50,000+ retail locations across North America.
Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Tony Frankenberger
President & CEO, McLane Company
Career McLane operator who rose to the top; now leads one of the nation’s largest retail and foodservice distributors supplying snacks to major chains.
Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Chris Smith
President, Retail, McLane Company (Retail Division)
Runs McLane’s Retail (grocery/c‑store) unit—24 DCs serving 70,000+ locations—after senior supply‑chain roles at Walgreens and C&S.
Jeff Allen
Chief Executive Officer, National Convenience Distributors (NCD)
Third‑generation distributor who merged Allen Brothers into NCD; named CEO with mandate to scale acquisitions and organic growth across the Northeast and Mid‑Atlantic.
Wayne Baquet, Jr.
President & CEO, Imperial Trading Company
Leads the fifth‑largest c‑store distributor in the U.S. and parent to S. Abraham & Sons; growth via multi‑state footprint from the Canadian border to the Gulf.
Company site | LinkedIn (company)
George Bennett
President, S. Abraham & Sons (an Imperial Trading company)
Former CMO elevated to President in 2023, now steering SAS’s Midwestern growth in snacks, foodservice and technology programs.
Christopher H. Atayan
Chairman & CEO, AMCON Distributing Company
Chairman & CEO who has built AMCON into a top convenience/snack distributor by territory through strategic M&A (Henry’s Foods, Master Distributors, Arrowrock) and organic expansion.
Andrew C. Plummer
President & Chief Operating Officer, AMCON Distributing Company
COO turned President leading AMCON’s foodservice push via Henry’s Foods programs and multi‑state DC network expansion.
Press release | LinkedIn (company)
Robert (Rob) Sincavich
President, Team Sledd
Regional powerhouse president known for retail‑driven programs and execution across WV and surrounding markets.
Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Lawson Williams
President, MR Williams, Inc.
Second‑generation leader who scaled MR Williams with tech‑enabled merchandising and commissary programs across the Carolinas and Southeast.
Leadership page | Company site
Hugh W. Raetzsch, Jr.
Owner & CEO, Lyons Specialty Company
Owner‑CEO of a 100‑year‑old Gulf South distributor that has diversified into fresh foodservice while serving 600+ c‑stores.
Rick Jensen
President, Harbor Wholesale, Harbor Wholesale (Harbor Foods)
Industry veteran guiding Harbor’s West Coast expansion into California/Nevada (MTC deal) and leading large‑scale customer trade events.
Company site | Message from President
Justin Erickson
Chief Executive Officer, Harbor Foods (parent of Harbor Wholesale & Harbor Foodservice)
Fourth‑generation CEO who has grown Harbor past $1.7B revenue with acquisitions and brand development, earning Family Business of the Year honors.
Dick Tracy
Chief Executive Officer, Dot Foods
Heads North America’s largest food redistributor serving retail and foodservice—including snacks—while investing in DC expansions nationwide.
George Eversman
President, Dot Foods
Company’s first non‑family president; oversees day‑to‑day operations and multi‑channel growth for the redistributor supplying thousands of wholesalers and retailers.
Leadership page | LinkedIn (company)
Kellie Janssen
President, Henry’s Foods (an AMCON company)
Respected operator retained as President post‑acquisition to scale Henry’s market‑leading c‑store foodservice programs across a wider AMCON footprint.
Tremayne Arnold
President, Capitol Distributing
Western U.S. independent distributor’s chief, recognized on industry boards, advancing multi‑state growth and operational excellence from Idaho base.
Company/Org profile | LinkedIn (company)
Barry Margolis
President, Cooper‑Booth Wholesale Co.
Leads a top Mid‑Atlantic full‑line c‑store distributor known for programs, annual buying shows and long‑standing family ownership.
Company site | Press (trade show)
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