2021 Category Managers of the Year

2021 Category Managers of the Year

Center Store: Kelley Gutierrez

Kelley Gutierrez, category manager, candy and snacks, for Franklin, Tenn.-based MAPCO Express Inc., put an emphasis on in-store promotions in 2020

2021 Category Managers of the Year

Foodservice: Andrew Kintigh

Andrew Kintigh, prepared foods category manager at Casey’s General Stores Inc., joined the Ankeny, Iowa-based company in 2017.

Dawn Barnett knows the challenge of creating cold-vault plan-o-grams and making beverages fit in like puzzle pieces—but she still loves it.

Sean Hickox, the former category manager for beer and wine at Circle K’s South Atlantic division, is looking forward to watching the boom of hard seltzer in 2021.

Eric Rush has spent more than 20 years working with Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based QuickChek.

Brian Renaud knows a thing or two about fuel pricing.

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Brad Campbell has been with Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz for 11 years, starting as a salesperson.

Jessica Tritten, dispensed-beverage category manager at Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, joined the company in 2016.

Kim Jenks has worked for La Crosse, Wis.-based Kwik Trip Inc. for 27 years in departments as varied as retail, accounting and merchandising.

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