| Business Summary | | Fresh
Brands,
Inc.,
a
holding
company,
is
engaged
in
distributing
food
and
related
products
at
wholesale
and
retail.
As
of
December
30,
2000,
the
Company
franchised
71
and
owned
19
retail
supermarkets
under
the
Piggly
Wiggly
name.
The
Company
also
serves
as
a
wholesaler
to
a
number
of
smaller,
independently
operated
retail
supermarkets
and
convenience
stores
in
its
market
areas.
As
a
hybrid
retailer
and
wholesaler,
the
Company
has
created
a
"virtual
chain"
of
retail
stores
served
by
a
vertically
integrated
wholesaler.
The
virtual
chain
encompasses
all
Piggly
Wiggly
supermarkets,
both
franchised
and
corporate,
in
a
single,
coordinated
merchandising
and
advertising
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| Financial Summary | | Fresh
Brands,
Inc.,
a
holding
company,
is
engaged
in
distributing
food
and
related
products
at
wholesale
and
retail.
As
of
12/00,
the
Company
franchised
71
and
owned
19
retail
supermarkets
under
the
Piggly
Wiggly
name.
For
the
16
weeks
ended
4/21/01,
revenues
rose
5%
to
$155.7
million.
Net
income
rose
1%
to
$1.9
million.
Revenues
reflect
improvements
in
retail
and
wholesale
sales
volume.
Net
income
was
partially
offset
by
an
increase
in
professional
fees. Recent Earnings Announcement For
the
12
weeks
ended
07/14/2001,
revenues
were
131,899;
after
tax
earnings
were
1,776. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.) | More
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| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Walter Winding, 59 Chairman | -- | Elwood Winn, 50 Pres,
CEO | $257K | Michael Houser, 49 Vice
Chairman, Exec. VP - Marketing and Merchandising, CMO | 287K | Armand Go, 39 CFO,
VP, Treasurer, Sec. | 125K | William Jacobson, 50 Sr.
VP - Retail Operations and Devel. and Assistant Sec. | 180K | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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