Snack food maker Poore Brothers, has today (Monday) announced a series of management changes which, it says, put the focus on innovation.
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The company’s board has promoted Glen Flook to executive vice president of innovation and promoted Brian Foster to vice president of manufacturing, both effective immediately. The Company believes these changes will permit an increased focus on innovation to assist it in achieving its aggressive long-term growth plans, it said. The company also announced the resignation of David Greenberg as senior vice president of marketing effective immediately.
“Glen’s promotion reinforces our commitment to continued innovation and to applying our talented resources to initiatives that will significantly impact our future,” said Thomas Freeze, president and CEO. “We believe Glen’s eighteen years of experience in the food industry and his knowledge of the retail marketplace make him superbly qualified. He will search the marketplace for product, brand, licensing and acquisition opportunities in cooperation with our marketing group, which he will oversee on an interim basis.”
“We’re excited about our new Cinnabon and T.G.I. Friday’s brand product releases coming in the second quarter, however we are already commencing the search for innovative new products and brands that can be developed, tested and launched in 2006,” Freeze said.
“I am also pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Foster from plant director of our Bluffton, Indiana facility to the new position of vice president of manufacturing,” he said. “In this role, Brian will oversee the operations of both of our manufacturing plants while continuing to provide the capable leadership he always has at our Bluffton plant.”
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By GlobalDataPoore Brothers is a marketer and manufacturer of snack foods under a variety of owned or licensed brand names, including T.G.I. Friday’s, Cinnabon, Tato Skins, Poore Brothers, Bob’s Texas Style, and Boulder Potato Company.
