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Giant Eagle Inc.

is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.2B

Private
US

Dow Jones Description

Wholesaler & Retailer of Grocery Products

Chairman, President & CEO

David S. Shapira

Number of Employees 36,000

Contact Information

101 Kappa Dr

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238-2809

www.gianteagle....

(412) 963-6200

Peer Companies

NAICS Code General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers: 424410

Recent Events

Giant Eagle Introduces Downloadable Online Gift Vouchers

11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Giant Eagle expands gas discount program Yesterday

11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
New Market DistrictR Opens as the Largest Food Store in Western Pennsylvania

11/05/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Giant Eagle job fair continues to fill positions at Market District store

10/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Are pickets picking on Henry?

7/12/09 - Site Opening - View Story

News & Analysis

giant eagle inc. - All News and Analysis

Flavorful dips.(New on the Shelf)(Giant Eagle Inc.)(Brief article)

- 2006-11-01

The Market District line of products from Giant Eagle now includes a variety of homemade dips and spreads. The line of dips includes Horseradish & Chive, which contains all-natural smoked bacon bits blended with sour cream, cream cheese, horseradish and chives. The line also includes a...

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Giant Eagle® Inc. Optimizes Fuel Pricing for Added Value and Efficiency Using KSS PriceNet

- 2006-10-03

105 GetGo[R] Fuel and Convenience Stores Complete KSS Software Rollout FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- KSS, the global leader in fuel pricing automation and optimization solutions, announced today that Giant Eagle([R]) has completed the software rollout of KSS PriceNet for fuel price automation and optimization at 105 GetGo([R]) convenience store...

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For the chocolate aficionado.(Giant Eagle Inc.)(Brief article)

- 2006-03-01

The Giant Eagle Market District line now includes boxed chocolates. The premium line includes the Chocolatier Collection, the Caramel and Nut Collection and the Peanut Butter Lovers Collection--each packaged in 1/2-pound and 1-pound boxes. The line also includes Chocolate Covered Pretzels, which are available in a...

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Young at heart: Giant Eagle Inc. stays aggressive with a vibrant merchandising plan.

- 2006-02-01

In a retail environment dominated by low-cost supercenters, warehouse clubs and national chains, Giant Eagle Inc. is atypical. Seventy-five years after its founding, the privately held Pittsburgh-based operator of 216 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland--with estimated annual revenues of $5.5 billion--is growing...

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Giant Eagle Inc.: Giant Eagle's focus on innovation and education has made the retailer a standard bearer for deli excellence.(Deli Excellence AWARDS: Part 1 of 4)

- 2005-11-01

Though Giant Eagle Inc. often is recognized for its deli excellence, the Pittsburgh-based retailer is not seeking accolades. The honors, officials say, just result from the company's focus on providing superior customer service and quality products. "The food is the show," says Voni Woods,...

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Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., teamed with Island Ink-Jet Systems Inc.(Brief Article)

- 2005-08-10

Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., teamed with Island Ink-Jet Systems Inc., Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada, to offer a printer ink cartridge refill service.

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Giant Eagle Inc.(Private PARTICULARS)(Brief Article)

- 2005-08-01

Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, is offering consumers the convenience of refilling their computer printer ink cartridges while grocery shopping. Via a partnership with Island Ink-Jet of Courtenay, British Columbia, Giant Eagle shoppers can drop their empty cartridges with in-store technicians in the retailer's photo processing ...

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Ohio grocer gains green certification.(News)(Giant Eagle Inc.)

- 2005-01-03

Byline: Jim Johnson An Ohio supermarket is the first in the nation certified as a green building by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. Giant Eagle Inc.'s new 80,000-sq.-ft. store...

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Giant eagle: best of class, mass merchant.(Giant Eagle Inc.)

- 2004-12-20

Almost since it began carrying video in 1985, Pittsburgh-based supermarket chain Giant Eagle has seen itself not as a grocer competing against ocher grocers in video, but as a video retailer competing against other video retailers. It's that view that has...

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Bolognue extends reach beyond food.(News)(Bolognue Holdings to sell 6 Apple supermarkets to Giant Eagle Inc.)(Brief Article)

- 2003-06-02

Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Developing condominiums and biofuels are a far cry from running supermarkets, but after 38 years in the grocery store business, Akron's Bolognue family is ready to head in new directions. Bolognue Holdings, which on June 2 will complete a...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Mark Minnaugh	CFO & Senior Vice President
Russ Ross	CIO
Laura Karet	Executive Vice President, Sales
Ed Steinmetz	Senior Vice President, Meat & Seafood
Kevin Srigley	Senior Vice President, Marketing
Bill Parry	Vice President, Logistics
Dan Pastor	Vice President, Fuels & Convenience
Randy Heiser	Vice President, Pharmacy
Chuck Porter	Director, Entertainment & Video
David Atkins	Director, Intl Foods
Keith Kaiser	Director, Technical Services
Rob Borella	Director, Marketing
Stephanie White	Director, Pricing & Promo
Derek Gaskins	Marketing Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
David S. Shapira	Chairman, President & CEO
Charles C. Cohen	Board of Directors
Raymond J. Burgo	Vice Chairman

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Chairman, President & CEO	Current
Equitable Resources, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Tamarkin Co., Inc.	CEO	Former
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Executive	Former
Mellon Financial Corporation	Board of Directors	Former
Stanford University	master's degree in economics	Former
Oberlin College	bachelor's degree in economics	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	CFO & Senior Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	CIO	Current
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Info Services	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Executive Vice President, Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Meat & Seafood	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Marketing	Current
Giant Eagle American Seaway Foods	Vice President, Advertising	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Vice President, Logistics	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Vice President, Fuels & Convenience	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Vice President, Pharmacy	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Director, Entertainment & Video	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Director, Intl Foods	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Director, Technical Services	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Director, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Director, Pricing & Promo	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Marketing Manager	Current

Mr. Cohen is a founder and the Chairman of the Pittsburgh law firm of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he taught securities regulation for 22 years and currently teaches a seminar entitled "Enterprise Organization and Finance." In private practice for over 32 years, Mr. Cohen has gained extensive experience in planning, negotiating and documenting public and private capital formation transactions and business combination transactions. He has also devoted considerable time to serve as a director of public and private for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations. Mr. Cohen currently serves as a Director on the Boards of DQE, Inc., Giant Eagle, Eat 'n Park, Industrial Scientific, Robroy Industries, Precision Therapeutics, Preservation Technologies, The Institute for Transfusion Medicine and is Chairman of Jewish Healthcare Foundation. He is also an active arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, as well as a member of The American Law Institute and the American Bar Association. Mr. Cohen received his J.D. degree with distinction from the University of Michigan Law School in 1965 and his undergraduate degree with distinction from Dartmouth College in 1962.

Organization	Position	Status
The Grigsby	Founder	Current
University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Adjunct Professor	Current
The Grigsby	Chairman	Current
Cohen & Grigsby	Board of Directors	Current
The American Law Institute	Board of Directors	Current
Industrial Scientific Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
Precision Therapeutics, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Robroy Industries Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Park Corp.	Board of Directors	Current
Commonwealth Capital Group	Board of Directors	Current
The American Law Institute	Member	Current
University of Pittsburgh	Adjunct Professor	Former
American Arbitration Association	active arbitrator	Former
DQE Communications LLC	Chairman	Former
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
The University of Michigan Law School	J.D. degree with distinction	Former
Dartmouth College	Undergraduate Degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Giant Eagle, Inc.	Vice Chairman	Current
Giant Eagle, Inc.	President & COO	Former

Executive News

Giant Eagle to offer some antibiotics free

Pittsburgh Business Times - 9/03/09 - View Story
Best Lawyers in America(R) 2010 Honors Cohen & Grigsby Attorneys

Forbes.com - 8/20/09 - View Story