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Consumer packaged goods food executive with over twenty-five years of diverse experience in Private Equity, Fortune 500 and Start-up settings. Leading all facets of sales, marketing, operations, customer relations, product development, brand and private label management, strategic planning, licensing, distribution (DSD/warehouse). Geographic and channel expansion of categories including all natural/organic, dry, frozen, chilled, seafood and dairy including yogurt and ice cream.  Turnaround  EBITDA growth  Product Innovation M&A  P&L Management  Co-pack sourcingSpecialties: - Retail, Walmart, Foodservice, and Alternate Channel development/expansion: club, c-store, dollar stores, military.- Brand and private label management, new product development/implementation and licensing. -Creation and execution of competitively advantaged strategic plans designed to drive growth in revenue, market share and margin.-Cultivating results-driven teams that successfully exceed goals and objectives, expand customer channels and improve operating efficiencies.

Listed skills include P&L Management, Consumer Products, Product Development, Forecasting, and 41 others.