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Nancy Cohen, owner and CEO of Eddie’s of Roland Park in Baltimore, and Roland Avenue Store Manager Debbie Hampsey have been awarded the distinction of the food industry’s annual Top Women In Grocery Awards.
Sponsored by Progressive Grocer, (The Gourmet Retailer’s sister publication) The Top Women In Grocery Awards recognizes leaders from all levels of the industry. Cohen, pictured right, was awarded in the Senior Level Executive category, while Hampsey, pictured left, was recognized in the Rising Star category. Both are featured in the June issue of Progressive Grocer and will be honored at the Gourmet Insights 2011 Summit in Chicago, Nov. 2-4.
Cohen and Hampsey were selected from hundreds of nominees around the country. Both women were saluted for their contributions to the food industry and the local communities they serve. This is the second time Cohen has been honored with the award; she first received it in 2007, the program’s inaugural year.
Eddie’s of Roland Park is a full-service gourmet supermarket that has been family owned and operated for 67 years. Victor Cohen first opened in Roland Park in 1944 with the philosophy of providing shoppers the very finest products and service available. Today, his daughter Nancy Cohen and her son Michael Schaffer carry on that proud tradition.