Grand Rapids Business Journal
SpartanNash is making changes on its finance team, including appointing a new CFO.
The Byron Center-based grocery chain said last week that it appointed Jason Monaco as executive vice president and CFO, effective March 22. He will report to Tony Sarsam, SpartanNash president and CEO.
Monaco is replacing Mark Shamber, who will remain with the company through the end of April to assist with the transition.
“On behalf of the board of directors and all of us at SpartanNash, I want to thank Mark for supporting this transition and for all his contributions over the last three years. We wish him well in his future endeavors,” Sarsam said.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
The SpartanNash Foundation is funneling $400,000 into hunger relief efforts in 14 states, including Michigan.
The charitable arm of Byron Center-based grocery store chain SpartanNash on Tuesday said its recent scan campaign to provide hunger relief raised $320,070 to support more than 100 local food pantries and food banks in Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Customers and SpartanNash associates joined the company in raising funds between Oct. 28 and Nov. 8 with 100% of proceeds going directly to the local community partners.
In addition to the scan campaign, the SpartanNash Foundation also granted $5,000 to food pantries near SpartanNash food distribution and MDV distribution centers in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia. In total, $80,000 will be granted to 16 food pantries, bringing the foundation’s total impac