Kroger Names Shannon Toth as Triangle Region District Manager

The Kroger Co. has appointed Shannon Toth district manager for the Triangle and North Carolina region.

Toth (pictured at left) will be responsible for overseeing operations of 16 Kroger stores in Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Cary, Garner and Fuquay-Varina, as well as hiring, training and developing management teams for the stores, and monitoring and improving the stores’ financial performance.

With 12 years of experience at Kroger, Toth has held positions in store management, data analysis of perishables, meat merchandising and seafood specialist, drug/general manager, assistant merchandiser and district management. She previously served as district manager for Kroger stores at four Virginia locations; Beckley, W.Va.; and the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee/Virginia.

Toth is a graduate of Kroger’s extensive management training program, which instructs attendees on the company’s guidelines for providing leadership, operations oversight and human resources at area stores.

“I am always proud to announce when we at Kroger promote someone from within our ranks to a management position,” said Tim Brown, Kroger Mid-Atlantic VP of operations. “Shannon possesses the background and education necessary to ensure that we will always provide our customers in the Triangle with the quality products and services they have come to expect and associate with Kroger.”

Cincinnati-based Kroger employs more than 338,000 associates at 2,439 supermarkets and multidepartment stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith’s.