Maryland Food Industry Council
Hall of Fame Breakfast
The Maryland Food Industry Council, managed by the Maryland Retailers Alliance, maintains the Maryland Food Industry Council Hall of Fame, which honors individuals who have had a great impact on the food industry in Maryland. Hall of Fame members are inducted at the annual Maryland Food Industry Council Hall of Fame Breakfast.
Join us on November 5, 2026 for this year's Hall of Fame Induction Breakfast.
The Maryland Food Industry Council is proud to present the
2026 inductees to the Hall of Fame
Senator Pamela G. Beidle
District 32, Anne Arundel County
Bob Graybill
FMS Solutions
Utz Quality Foods
Sprouts Farmers Market
Thanks to our sponsors for their generous support
Maryland Food Industry Council Hall of Fame Members
- Edward Attman, Acme Paper & Supply Co., 2025
- Bob Gleeson, Weis Markets, 2025
- Michael Frank Pastore, Pastore's Italian Wholesale Distributor, 2025
- Rick Rodgers, B. Green & Co., 2025
- Thomas Coyle, C&G Distributors, 2024
- Joseph Galiazzo, C&G Distributors, 2024
- The Honorable Dawn Gile, Maryland State Senate, 2024
- Michael Lazarus, Harvest Fare, 2024
- Richard Redner, Redner's Market, 2024
- James Streett, Harvest Fare, 2024
- Roma Gourmet Sausage, 2024
- David Green, D&M Management Services, Save A Lot, 2023
- The Honorable Delores Kelly, Maryland State Senate, 2023
- Kurt Schertle, Weis Markets, 2023
- Melvin Shapiro, D&M Management Services, Save A Lot, 2023
- Philip Tulkoff, Tulkoff Food Products, 2023
- Baltimore Coffee & Tea Company, 2023
- Carl Greely, Geresbeck's, 2022
- Andrew Lansman, A&L Foods, 2022
- Dave Neville, Crest Hill Bakery, 2022
- Jim Perkins, Albertsons, 2022
- Roseda Black Angus Farm/Old Line Meat Company, 2022
- Food Industry Association (FMI), 2021
- Jerry Gordan, Eddie's Market of Charles Village, 2021
- Harris Teeter, 2021
- Jeppi Nut & Candy, Inc., 2021
- McCormick & Company, 2021
- Domino Sugar, ASR Group, 2020
- Melvin Higgs, Little George's Store, 2020
- Ira Kress, Giant Food, Inc., 2020
- Steven Trout, Trout's Supreme Seafood, 2020
- John Gates, Lancaster Foods, LLC, 2019
- Governow Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland, 2019
- Otterbein's Bakery, 2019
- Babette Poyer, Lauer's Supermarket & Bakery, 2019
- Bernadette Snoops, Lauer's Supermarket & Bakery, 2019
- Sandy Banthem, Bel-Garden Bi-Rite Supermarket, 2018
- Elda DeVarie, EMD Food Distributor, 2018
- George Mezardash, Little George's Trout Food Market, 2018
- Jim Perdue, Perdue Farms, 2018
- Paul Saval, Saval Foods Corporation, 2018
- Eric Costello, Baltimore City Council, 2017
- Tom Lenkevich, Giant Food Stores, Inc., 2017
- Stanley Pearlman, NAFCO Wholesale Seafood Distributors, 2017
- Leon F. Pinkett, III, Baltimore City Council, 2017
- Catherine Pugh, Baltimore City Mayor, 2017
- Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Baltimore City Council, 2017
- Simmons Family, Simmons Center Market, 2017
- Travers Family, Simmons Center Market, 2017
- Jonathan Weis, Weis Markets, 2017
- Ira Mendelson, Murry's, Inc, 2016
- Paterakis Family, H&S Bakery, 2016
- David Snider, Snider's Supermarket, 2016
- Jerome Snider, Snider's Supermarket, 2016
- Rikki Spector, Baltimore City Council, 2016
- Michael Warehime, Snyder's of Hanover, 2016
- Benjamin Green, B. Green & Company, Inc., 2015
- Rob Harman, Giant Food, LLC, 2015
- Jack Landsman, Utz Quality Food, Inc., 2015
- John W. Schock, Financial Management Solutions (FMS), 2015
- Jeffrie Zellmer, Maryland Retailers Association, 2015
- Eddie Gordon, Eddie's Market of Charles Village, 2014
- Clyde Hartlove, Schluderberg-Kurdle Meat Company (ESSKAY, Inc.), 2014
- Dave Richman, Giant Food, LLC, 2014
- Robin Bissell, ESSKAY, Inc. 2013
- Nancy Cohen, Eddie's Market of Roland Park, 2013
- Ray Darr, Utz Quality Food, Inc., 2013
- Sidney Goldstein, Thunderbird Sales, 2013
- Andrew P. Klein, Klein's ShopRite of Maryland, 2013
- Sally Dickerson, Safeway, Inc., 2012
- Ann Miller, Maryland Food Bank, 2012
- Esther Peterson, Giant Food, LLC, 2012
- Joanne Stathes Kluge, Finklestein & Company, 2012
- Bruce Bereano, The Office of Bruce C. Bereano, 2011
- Bob Burris, Burris Logistics, 2011
- Bill Hupfeldt, The Schluderberg-Kurdle Company, 2011
- Roy Marks, Food-A-Rama, Shoppers Food Warehouse, 2011
- Jeff Metzger, Best-Met Publishing, 2011
- Don Bennett, Richfood Holdings Inc., 2010
- Anthony D'Anna, Mars Supermarkets, 2010
- Paul Diamond, Food-A-Rama, 2010
- Robert Lawless, McCormick & Company, Inc., 2010
- Tom Saquella, Maryland Retailers Association, 2010
- Roddy Smith, Schmidt Baking Company, 2010
- Gerson Barnett, Giant Food, LLC, 2009
- Tom Castleberry, Safeway, Inc., 2009
- Ralph C. Kemp, Cloverland Farms Dairy, 2009
- John Loveys, Haddon House Food Products, Inc., 2009
- Murry Mendleson, Murry's, Inc, 2009
- Bill White, Shoppers Food Warehouse, 2009
- The Honorable John F. Wood, Jr., Maryland House of Delegates, 2009
- James H. Glenn, Chesapeake Randall, 2008
- Harold Graul, Jr., Graul's Market, 2008
- Dave Herriman, Giant Food, LLC, 2008
- Tom McNutt, Sr., Local 400, United Food and Commercial Workers, 2008
- Alan Warehime, Hanover Brands, 2008
- Herb Whiteside, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, 2008
- Mitchell Berliner, Berliner Special Distributors, 2007
- Richard J. Bestany, Food World, 2007
- Lynn Brantley, Capital Area Food Bank, 2007
- Alan Dobbin, Giant Food, Inc., 2007
- Lee Javitch, Giant Food Stores, Inc., 2007
- Charles Johann, Quality Marketing Associates, 2007
- James McCracken, The Leaman Company, 2007
- Albert E. Saval, Saval Foods Corporation, 2007
- Bill Ewing, Maryland Food Bank, 2006
- Louis Fanaroff, Magruders, 2006
- Steve Favazza, Schmidt Baking Company, 2006
- Elliott Friedman, Burris Logistics, 2006
- Herb Halperin, DPI Halperin, 2006
- Charles Hofmeister, Pantry Pride/Super Fresh, 2006
- Odonna Mathews, Giant Food, Inc., 2006
- Brice Phillips, Phillips, 2006
- Shirley Phillips, Phillips, 2006
- Richard Rogers, Washington Flour, 2006
- Victor Cohen, Eddie's Market of Roland Park, 2005
- Ralph Klein, Klein's Supermarkets, 2005
- Shirley Klein, Klein's Supermarkets, 2005
- Edward Lauer, Lauer's Supermarket & Bakery, 2005
- Helen Lauer, Lauer's Supermarket & Bakery, 2005
- Charles P. McCormick, Jr., McCormick & Company, Inc., 2005
- Michael J. Pastore, Pastore's Italian Foods, 2005
- William Donald Schaefer, Maryland State Comptroller, 2005
- Barry F. Scher, Giant Food, LLC, 2005
- Hanan Sibel, Chaimson Brokerage Company, 2005
- George Small, P.A. & S. Small Company, 2005
- Jack Burris, Burris Logistics, 2004
- Ray Haysbert, Parks Sausage, 2004
- Dick Hillery, Safeway, Inc., 2004
- Shirley Howard, Children's Cancer Foundation, 2004
- Pete Manos, Giant Food, Inc., 2004
- Dick McCready, REM Enterprises, Inc., 2004
- Jim McKay, Fairland Market, 2004
- Marilyn McKay, Fairland Market, 2004
- John Paterakis, H&S Bakery, 2004
- Robert N. Santoni, Sr., Santoni's Supermarket, 2004
- Charles Burns, Super Pride Markets, 2003
- Izzy Cohen, Giant Food, 2003
- Angelo D'Anna, Mars Supermarkets, 2003
- Carmen D'Anna, Mars Supermarkets, 2003
- Albert Evans, Mid-Atlantic Food Dealers Association, 2003
- David Finklestein, Kluge-Finklestein, 2003
- Harold Graul, Sr., Graul's Market, 2003
- Bernie Green, B. Green & Company, Inc., 2003
- Kenneth Herman, Shoppers Food Warehouse, 2003
- Frank Perdue, Perdue Farms, 2003
- Ben Schuster, Food-A-Rama, Inc., 2003
- Betty Shinosky, Bel-Garden Bi-Rite Supermarket, 2003
- Leonard Shinosky, Bel-Garden Bi-Rite Supermarket, 2003
