Dive Brief:
- Heritage Grocers Group has promoted Justin Besyk to the role of interim vice president of grocery, the Hispanic food retailer announced Monday.
- In his new role, Besyk oversees grocery merchandising strategies for all of Heritage’s banners, which encompass 115 stores across six states.
- Besyk’s appointment continues a busy period for Heritage, which has named several new executives this year and parted ways with its CEO in July.
Dive Insight:
Prior to his promotion, Besyk served as Heritage’s director of grocery, a role he held since late 2023, according to his LinkedIn profile. He joined Heritage-owned Tony’s Fresh Market in 2010 as a bagger and moved up to director of liquor, dairy, frozen and deli meat for the chain.
Heritage operates stores under banners including Cardenas Markets, El Rancho Supermercado and Los Altos Ranch Market in addition to Tony’s Fresh Market.
In his new role, Besyk reports to Vince Gambino, merchandising group vice president for Heritage.
“With Justin’s deep expertise in the grocery industry alongside his proven success and steadfast commitment to delivering value, I am confident that through his leadership we will continue to strengthen our competitive position across the communities Heritage serves,” Gambino said in a statement.
Heritage has undergone significant leadership shifts in 2025, most notably the departure of former Chairman and CEO Suzy Monford, who left the company in July after less than a year as the grocer’s chief executive.
The company named a new CFO in February and in April appointed a chief transformation officer and group vice presidents of merchandising and marketing.
