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title: "Save A Lot Team Member Spotlight: Alicia Cook"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/efc0bbc0-d6a1-4688-b698-108ff5b0540e
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230724_save_a_lot_team_member_spotlight_alicia_cook.html
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
published: 2023-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:08:18.911Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524749292158-7540c2494485?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Save A Lot Team Member Spotlight: Alicia Cook

**TL;DR:** Alicia Cook, Category Director at Save A Lot, was inducted into Store Brands' 2023 Private Brands Hall of Fame for her work in building private label products. Save A Lot is a discount grocery store chain with approximately 800 stores in 32 states.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-07-24. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230724_save_a_lot_team_member_spotlight_alicia_cook.html).*

## Story

With a passion for retail and desire to work in a fast-paced retail environment, Save A Lot’s Category Director Alicia Cook was recently inducted into Store Brands’ 2023 Private Brands Hall of Fame. Her proven track record of building private label products into crave-worthy picks for customers was just one of the reasons she was chosen for this honor. “I love finding innovative ways to expand our selection for customers.

I oversee the salty snacks category which has been so fun to expand this past year.” Among the products Cook has helped bring to shoppers include J. Higgs Red Pepper Cracklins and J.

Higgs Movie Theater Butter Popcorn. Cook’s commitment to ensuring Save A Lot customers are continuously brought high quality products at a value price point is what makes her worthy of this recognition.

Founded in 1977, Save A Lot is one of the largest discount grocery store chains in the U.S., with approximately 800 stores in 32 states.

True to its mission of being a hometown grocer, Save A Lot provides unmatched quality and value to local families. Customers enjoy significant savings compared to traditional grocery stores on great tasting, high quality private label brands, national brand products, USDA-inspected meat, farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, and other non-food items. For more information visit www.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Save-A-Lot (company)
- employee recognition (topic)
- grocery store chain (topic)
- discount grocery (topic)
- private label products (topic)
- retail environment (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230724_save_a_lot_team_member_spotlight_alicia_cook.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/efc0bbc0-d6a1-4688-b698-108ff5b0540e).