B&G Foods, Inc. Appoints Kenneth G. Romanzi as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Effective December 4, 2017
November 21, 2017 at 04:45 pm EST
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B&G Foods, Inc. announced that it has appointed Kenneth G. Romanzi as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position, effective December 4, 2017. Mr. Romanzi will serve on the Company’s executive management team, reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert C. Cantwell. Most recently, Mr. Romanzi served as president, fresh foods at WhiteWave Foods Corp., from March 2016 to October 2017, where he led Earthbound Farm Organic. Prior to joining WhiteWave, Mr. Romanzi, served as senior vice president and chief operating officer, global brands of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. from 2013 to 2015, and as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Ocean Spray’s North American food and beverage business from 2004 to 2013.
B&G Foods, Inc. manufactures, sells and distributes branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Company complements its branded product retail sales with institutional and foodservice sales and private label sales. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, crackers, canola and other cooking oils, vegetable shortening, cooking sprays, oatmeal and other hot cereals, fruit spreads, bagel chips, spices, hot sauces, baking soda, corn starch, nut clusters and other specialty products. The Company has more than 50 brands, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Maryâs, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria. The Company sells, markets and distributes its products through a multiple-channel sales, marketing and distribution system to various United States food channels, including sales and shipments to supermarkets and mass merchants.
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