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Rumble in the Grocery Aisle

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

November 27, 2007

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Two men stacking produce in a Los Angeles area grocery store got into a fight about the best way to do the job, the Orange County Register reported recently. The absurd fracas quickly turned ominous when one of the men stabbed the other in the arm with a steak knife (a steak knife? in the produce section?). The assailant ran off but was soon found and arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. The guy who was stabbed was treated and released.

Who knew that produce merchandising could be such a dangerous occupation? And who knew that grocery clerks took their vegetable display jobs so seriously?

About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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