AUSTIN, Minn., March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods
Corporation (NYSE: HRL), one of the world's leading branded food
companies, today announced that Jeff
Frank, president of MegaMex Foods (Orange, Calif.), has been named vice president
of Foodservice marketing at the company's global headquarters
(Austin, Minn.). Frank replaces
David Weber, who was recently
promoted to vice president of Foodservice sales.
Ryan Michaelis, vice president of
sales and marketing at MegaMex Foods, has been named president of
MegaMex Foods. Michaelis will report to the MegaMex Foods Board of
Managers.
"Jeff is an innovative leader, who has brought great success and
growth to the company's MegaMex Foods business over the last
several years," said Jim Snee,
chairman, president and chief executive officer, Hormel Foods.
"Jeff brings unique food industry expertise, both from MegaMex and
Hormel Foods, and will certainly bring a new perspective on
multicultural products, innovation and brand building to the
Foodservice business."
"Ryan has worked side-by-side with Jeff to build the MegaMex
business, including its well-known array of brands from Wholly
Guacamole® dips to Herdez®
products," said Steve Binder,
executive vice president and president, Hormel Business Units. "His
experience and proven track record of success make him the perfect
fit for this role. We look forward to his continued leadership and
expertise."
"We would like to thank Jeff for his dedication and focus on
growth for our unparalleled portfolio of authentic brands," said
Enrique Hernández-Pons Torres, chairman, Board of Managers, MegaMex
Foods. "We are certainly pleased to see Ryan take on new
responsibilities as he leads our efforts to grow and expand our
portfolio in the coming months and years."
MegaMex Foods is a joint venture between Hormel Foods and Herdez
del Fuerte and helps to bring authentic Mexican flavors to every
table with growing brands like Wholly Guacamole®
dips, Herdez® products and
CHI-CHI's® products.
The Foodservice division at Hormel Foods is focused on strategic
growth for meal occasions outside of the home and in channels like
restaurants, hotels, hospitals and colleges and universities. The
Foodservice division reports into the Refrigerated Foods segment at
Hormel Foods.
Frank
Frank began his career with Hormel Foods in 1998
as a meat products sales representative in San Francisco, Calif. A year later, he
transferred to the world headquarters and steadily progressed to
the position of senior product manager in 2003. In 2005, he
advanced to the position of director of retail marketing at the
company's former business in Los Angeles,
Calif., and was promoted to vice president of retail
marketing in 2007. He transitioned to MegaMex Foods in 2009 as the
vice president of marketing, and assumed his current role in
2013.
Michaelis
Michaelis began his career with Hormel Foods
in 1997 as a meat products sales representative in Denver, Colo. He held various meat products
territory manger and account executive roles until being named the
corporate category manager for deli in 2003. He assumed the
position of customer regional manager for the Kroger business in
2005, and the customer business manager for Walmart prepared foods
sales in 2007. Michaels returned to the world headquarters in 2009
as the corporate manager of category sales for Grocery Products,
and moved to the Bentonville (Ark.) Sales Office as the director of
Walmart and Sam's Club Grocery Products sales in 2013. He assumed
his current role in 2015.
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food
company with over $9 billion in
annual revenues across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands
include Skippy®, SPAM®,
Hormel® Natural Choice®,
Columbus® Craft Meats, Applegate®, Justin's®,
Wholly Guacamole®, Hormel® Black
Label® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The
company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of "The 100 Best Corporate
Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the ninth year
in a row, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for
its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. In
2016, the company celebrated its 125th anniversary and announced
its new vision for the future - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ -
focusing on its legacy of innovation. For more information, visit
www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
ABOUT MEGAMEX FOODS
MegaMex Foods, LLC. is a joint venture between Hormel Foods and
Herdez del Fuerte, S.A. de C.V., which is a joint venture between
Grupo Herdez and Grupo Kuo in Mexico. The vision of MegaMex Foods is to
"bring the spirit of Mexico to
every table." MegaMex Foods offers brands and products that range
from authentic to mainstream. It is a leading full-line provider of
Mexican foods in the retail, foodservice and convenience store
channels with brands such as Herdez® products,
Wholly® dips, CHI-CHI's®
products, DON
MIGUEL® brand and La Victoria® products.
Contact: media@hormel.com
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