Associated Food Stores names food-safety director
Associated Food Stores names food-safety director
Associated Food Stores, an independent retailer-owned warehouse based in Salt Lake City, which provides complete warehouse facilities and services to more than 400 grocers throughout the Mountain West region, has named Malinda Boothe director of food safety.
Boothe will be responsible for developing and implementing a dynamic food-safety and compliance program for Associated Food Stores’ members, ensuring each one remains compliant with government food-safety regulations.
“I am excited to be part of the team and want to make AFS the industry leader in food safety,” Boothe said in a statement. “Many changes are occurring within the food-safety environment and my primary goal is to ensure our retail members are extremely progressive in protecting their customers and teams.”
Boothe previously served as the director of compliance for A&Z Produce in Salt Lake City and held several management positions in loss prevention and food safety at Supervalu stores throughout the Intermountain West.
“We are excited to welcome Malinda to the AFS team and know she will do great things with the food-safety program,” said Bob King, vice president of member retail operations and government affairs for AFS. “We are positive our retailers will find her expertise and knowledge incredibly valuable.”
