Pacific International Marketing, Salinas, Calif., has hired Greg Villalobos as sales executive and commodity manager.
He will lead Pacific International’s broccoli segment.
Villalobos has an extensive background in Salinas vegetable sales and most recently was with Mann Packing, which he joined as account executive in 2016, and remained after Fresh Del Monte purchased Mann Packing in 2018.
He has also been with Earthbound Farm and Dole Fresh Vegetables, where he was for almost 10 years, rising to senior district sales manager, according to a news release. He began his career at Boskovich Farms and Ceres Fresh Foods.
“Greg brings a wealth of experience and has developed close relationships over the years with the buyers and managers at a number of key retail, foodservice and wholesale accounts,” Jeff Hyosaka, director of sales, said in the release. “Greg is passionate about customer service and has already had an impact on sales.”
Villalobos said in the release that he’s looking forward to working for a family-owned business again, after 15 years at public companies.
