ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI – The Food Industry Association honored its top store managers for 2020 on Monday, recognizing four leaders with Store Manager Awards.

“Grocery workers have continued to feed and protect citizens throughout the pandemic, earning the respect and recognition of their communities as true heroes in the public battle to mitigate COVID-19’s dangers and anxieties,” FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin said. “Not only has their leadership enabled the industry to rise to this emergency’s operational challenges, but grocery workers have amplified their community support efforts, providing neighborly help to the vulnerable shoppers in their communities through food bank donations, food drives, new in-store shopping measures and a host of other activities.

She continued, “Above all, the 2020 Store Manager Award winners prioritize customer service and uphold consumers’ view that food stores are allies in their mission to stay healthy during COVID-19.”

Here are the 21st-annual Store Manager Awards Winners:

• Category A: Jim Grochowalski, Martin’s Super Markets; Stevensville, Mich.
• Category B: Gary Cottingham, The GIANT Company; Chambersburg, Penn.
• Category C: Jen Book, Hy-Vee Inc.; Altoona, Iowa.
• Category D: Captain Raymond Mutangwa, SPAR Thohoyandou, Superfecta Trading; Mutsindo, South Africa.

Also honored was “the people’s pick: Gary Cottingham, The GIANT Company; Chambersburg, Penn.