Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) The new general manager of Co-op Natural Foods in Sioux Falls is restaurant and retail veteran Patrick Sayler.
“For me, the opportunity to get this leadership position in the community I grew up in is a really big deal,” Sayler said.
Sayler has some big shoes to fill. He succeeds Molly Langley, who is retiring after being with the Co-op as a board member or store manager for some 20 years.
Before returning to Sioux Falls about three years ago, Sayler spent 16 years in the Minneapolis area managing cafes and retail shops. Most recently, he was the general manager at the M.B. Haskett delicatessen in downtown Sioux Falls. He also has been the general manager of the Phillips Avenue Diner and the bistro manager at Pomegranate Market.
As the general manager of Co-op Natural Foods, he will oversee an established business that employs about 20 people and does more than $2 million in business a year.