Good Foods promotes two to executive team

Good Foods promotes two to executive team

Danyel O’Connor and Juan Larios have been promoted to Good Foods’ executive team.

O’Connor has worked with Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., for nine years, and is now the executive vice president of sales and marketing. She was executive vice president in a consultant capacity during a transitional period at the company, according to a news release. In her new role, she will establish the company’s overall strategic direction and drive growth in retail and foodservice channels, according to the release.

Larios is now director of Mexico operations, primarily focused on expanding Good Foods’ guacamole production. He is an industrial chemist and has three decades experience leading operations teams and as a technical service manager, according to the release.

“Given our physical presence in Mexico beginning in September of last year, we are making a big move toward becoming international leaders in guacamole production and within the next 5 years,” Larios said in the release.

 

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