A&P Announces Departure of Food Emporium General Manager Hans Heer

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P, OTC: GAPTQ) today announced that Hans Heer, General Manager of The Food Emporium, has left the Company.

Mr. Heer has been a valued member of the Company’s executive team since 2006, serving as a key leader of A&P’s gourmet business.

"All of us at A&P thank Hans for his years of service to the Company,” said Sam Martin, A&P’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "He has been an integral leader of our gourmet business, and we wish him well in all of his future endeavors.”

To ensure effective leadership of The Food Emporium as the Company continues its comprehensive turnaround, Dan Wodzenski, District Manager of Sales and Operations for The Food Emporium, and The Food Emporium’s operations team will report directly to Paul Hertz, Executive Vice President of Operations, A&P, effective immediately. In addition, The Food Emporium Marketing & Merchandising Team will now report directly to Tom O’Boyle, Executive Vice President of A&P.

About A&P

Founded in 1859, A&P is one of the nation’s first supermarket chains. The Company operates 395 stores in eight states and the District of Columbia under the following names: A&P, Waldbaum’s, Pathmark, Best Cellars, The Food Emporium, Super Fresh and Food Basics.