Cassco Ice & Cold Storage Inc. names Showalter as New President.BROADWAY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1996--WLR Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : WLRF) today announced the promotion of Neil Showalter to President of Cassco Ice and Cold Storage, Inc., a subsidiary company. In his new responsibilities, Mr. Showalter will oversee the total daily operations of Cassco, the largest ice company in the mid-Atlantic region and a leading public refrigerated warehousing operation. In making the announcement, President and Chief Executive Officer James L. Keeler stated, "Neil has had excellent hands-on management of Cassco. Neil and Jack Broaddus have worked closely together and we have been very impressed with the continued profitable growth of Cassco this year. Cassco has been an excellent complement to our poultry business, providing refrigerated expertise and warehousing to Wampler-Longacre. Neil takes over as President during the highest demand season of the year for Cassco and we anticipate the best year to date from the entire Cassco team." Prior to his promotion, Mr. Showalter was Vice President for Cassco and had served as General Manager of Administration from 1989-1994. Jack Broaddus has served as President of Cassco since 1990 and has recently been promoted to Executive Vice President of Wampler-Longacre, our largest subsidiary company. Mr. Showalter received a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and economics and a Master of Administration degree in business administration from James Madison University “JMU” redirects here. For the university in Liverpool, England, see Liverpool John Moores University. For the public-policy college at Michigan State University, see . in Harrisonburg, Va. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants With over 330,525 CPA members (in August 2006), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the largest professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States of America. and Vice Chairman of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses(IARW) came into existence in 1891 when a number of conventional warehouse men took on the demands of storing perishable food and soon realized the increased challenge and complexity of operating temperature controlled storage Finance and Administration Committee. Cassco Ice & Cold Storage, Inc. employs approximately 250 people and has ice manufacturing/distribution facilities in Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Norfolk, Radford and Richmond, Virginia; Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of Martinsburg was 14,972. However, the 2006 Census estimate places the city with a population of 16,392 [2]. ; and Washington, D.C.; with additional distribution facilities in Charlottesville, Salem and Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area in the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most populous city in Virginia and the 41st largest city in the United States, with an estimated . Cold storage facilities are operated in Harrisonburg and Roanoke, Virginia; Martinsburg, West Virginia; and Marshville, North Carolina Marshville is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,360 at the 2000 census. Marshville is most notably known as the birthplace of country music singer Randy Travis. . WRL Foods is a fully integrated provider of high quality turkey and chicken products primarily under the Wampler-Longacre(R) and Cuddy cud·dy 1 n. pl. cud·dies 1. Nautical A small cabin or the cook's galley on a ship. 2. A small room, cupboard, or closet. [Origin unknown. Family Farms(R) labels and retail ice under the Cassco(R) label. It is nationally ranked as the second largest turkey processor and the eighth largest poultry company by sales volume and has processing operations in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, close to its major mid-Atlantic markets. CONTACT: WLR Foods, Inc., Broadway Stanley H. Gray, Director of Investor Relations 540-896-7001 or Gail Price, Director of Corporate Communication 540-896-0406 |
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