Food Logistics Names Pat Hughes as Recipient of 2026 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

This award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.

Bloomfield Hills, MI Feb. 2, 2026 — Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain, named Pat Hughes, CEO of eGrowcery, as one of the winners of this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award, which recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain. This recognition is for the Leaders in Excellence category.

"From cargo fraud and natural disasters to ever-changing food safety regulations and increase in tariffs and cost of goods, many of today's supply chain leaders are faced with a number of challenges. But it's their resilience, hard work, innovation and attention to quality, sustainability and food safety that separates these rock stars apart from everyone else," says Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive and co-founder of the Women in Supply Chain Forum.

“Credit for this award goes to the team at eGrowcery and our fantastic collection of customers. The extended food value chain continues to enlighten me every day, with solutions for new challenges, and I’m committed to creating collaborations that help eliminate friction and improve retailer performance,” said Hughes.

Go to https://foodl.me/g04uxp22 to view the full list of winners. Go to https://www.foodlogistics.com/awards to learn more about other Food Logistics ‘awards.

About Food Logistics

Food Logistics reaches more than 26,000 supply chain executives in the global food and beverage industries, including executives in the food sector (growers, producers, manufacturers, wholesalers and grocers) and the logistics section (transportation, warehousing, distribution, software and technology) who share a mutual interest in the operations and business aspects of the global cold food supply chain. Food Logistics also operates SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum. Go to www.FoodLogistics.com to learn more.

About IRONMARKETS

IRONMARKETS, formerly known as AC Business Media, is a leading business-to-business media and buyer engagement platform with a portfolio of renowned brands in heavy construction, asphalt, concrete, paving, rental, sustainability, landscape, manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain markets. IRONMARKETS delivers relevant, cutting-edge content to its audiences through its industry-leading digital properties, trade shows, conferences, videos, magazines, webinars, and newsletters. It also provides advertisers the analytics, data, and ability to reach their target audience. Learn more at https://www.iron.markets.

About eGrowcery

eGrowcery is the market-leading, white-label, SaaS based eCommerce solution designed to service grocery retailers online, in store and everywhere they engage in the retailer experience. The eGrowcery platform is a true end-to-end, unified commerce solution that enables retailers to personalize their own shopper experience while providing the most efficient in-store fulfillment solution in the industry.