Leading Candy & Snack Merchants

Grocery Insight highlights the industry’s leading candy and snack merchants. These individuals stand out for their leadership and for driving their respective categories forward through innovative products and forming alliances with suppliers and distributors. These key players are navigating through the trials of creating a safe and efficient shopping experience for consumers and pivoting around supply chain disruptions to stock virtual and physical store shelves with products loyal shoppers depend on them for. The Grocery Insight staff congratulates these visionaries and wishes them luck during the second part of 2023.

Amy Allison is currently Director, Vendor Partnerships & Strategy for Giant Eagle. She first came to the company in 2002 as a marketing intern and held several positions including buyer, category manager and senior category manager before assuming her current position in 2022. Allison earned a degree in business marketing from Duquesne University.

Hallee Anton is Senior Category Manager/Buyer with Amazon. She first came to the company as a category manager/buyer in 2020. Anton previously held various merchant positions with Victoria’s Secret, EXPRESS and The Limited, going back to 2014. Anton earned a bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising from Ohio State University.

Jenny Caruso

Confectionary Category Manager

Jenny Caruso assumed her position as Confectionary Category Manager for Wakefern in 2022. She first came to the company in 2020 as a grocery intern and has held positions including frozen analyst and grocery associate buyer. Caruso attended Kean University and enjoys hiking, kayaking, archery and riding 4-wheelers.

Don Caudill Category Manager Cooler

Don Caudill joined Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores in 2019 and has held various roles in operations before assuming his role as the Category Manager of Cooler in 2022. Caudill attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK where he earned a business degree. He enjoys hosting family and friends for game night and spending time with his wife, daughter and Golden Retriever.