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Springfield, Mo, Us

Pegasus Food Group is a leading contract manufacturer of premium appetizers, meal solutions, burritos, and custom desserts. Pegasus Food Group is the combination of Pegasus Foods and The Perfect Bite to form one company that brings over 50 years of culinary and food manufacturing expertise. We serve our customers with in-house R&D at our state-of-the-art 135k sq ft USDA facility in Rockwall, TX.

Consulting for companies in various growth stages seeking to increase productivity and topline growth by developing strategic plans to enhance stakeholder value. Able to address complex situations to improve sales, marketing, finance, operations, and supply chain, through a system that builds sustainable results.

Springfield, Missouri, Us

Red Monkey Foods is the leading manufacturer of premium conventional and organic spices, seasonings, gourmet salts and EPSOAK bath salts. With PET, bulk, sachets, and glass packaging the company has grown into a retail, foodservice, and e-commerce channels. In my tenure, I focused on maximizing sales, operational effectiveness, and expanding market share by leveraging our Global scale. Key Accomplishments: - Drove expansion into seasonings and spices through innovation, scaling operations, and transforming e-commerce strategies.- Led and executed LEAN manufacturing principles and KPI's to increase productivity. - Sale from Norwest Equity Partners to Mareth Enterprises 2024

Artisan Kitchens (formerly a subsidiary of Almark Foods) is a manufacturer of premium, fully cooked egg products, including egg bites and omelets for retail and foodservice brands nationwide. Artisan Kitchens currently utilizes its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Newberry, South Carolina. Sale from AGR Partners to Rembrandt Foods 2023.

Gainesville, Georgia, Us

Almark Foods / Artisan Kitchens is the leading retail manufacturer of hard-boiled and fully cooked eggs. Sold Almark Foods from AGR Partners to Post Holdings/Michael Foods in 2021.

Gold Coast Bakeries is a leading national fresh and frozen manufacturer in specialty bakery including Organic sliced pan breads and traditional long fermentation Sourdough breads, hamburger buns, and rolls. Sale from Peak Rock Capital to Midcap Partners.

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Us

Little Lady Foods (now Miracapo Pizza) is a leading North American manufacturer of specialty frozen pizzas for some of the world’s largest retail, foodservice, and branded CPG companies.

Schlieren, Zurich, Ch

ARYZTA LLC (Swiss:ARYN) is the combined companies of La Brea Bakery, Otis Spunkmeyer, Great Kitchens, Fresh Start Bakeries, Cloverhill and several other acquisitions for a total network of 23 bakeries manufacturing specialty bakery goods and pizzas. Responsible for North American P&L with revenue of over $1B, the Commercial team manages the sales and development of programs for business solutions in foodservice and retail channels for bakery, deli, and frozen foods. Believing that strong customer focus is the basis to successful opportunities and profitable solutions, I am passionate about listening to customers' challenges in order to improve their business. A successful result was the creation of the Telera/Torta roll as a new innovation in the industry achieving first mover status that continues to drive multimillion dollars in revenue across all retail and foodservice channels.

Schlieren, Zurich, Ch

Leading the sales and marketing teams, I enjoyed the challenges of developing new innovations and creative strategies to build brand market share, sales, loyalty, and new food lines for La Brea Bakery. During this period, I successfully grew sales in retail and foodservice by generating organic and new customer growth through new offerings like the Telera roll, introducing seasonal programs, and creative promotional programs.

Schlieren, Zurich, Ch

Recognizing opportunities for improving brand awareness I led a variety of strategies to enhance the La Brea Bakery brand nationally. Initiating website and social media projects to encourage brand loyalty, the brand was able to achieve aggressive growth over a five year period. This program combined with new launches such as Take n Bake, category line extensions, seasonal breads, and the National Grilled Cheese month tie in created strong customer partnerships and growth.

Schlieren, Zurich, Ch

Mississauga, On, Ca

Mba

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing