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Freshpet, Inc. Names Ricardo Moreno as Vice President of Manufacturing
SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freshpet, Inc. (“Freshpet” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FRPT) announced the appointment of Ricardo Moreno as
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[{"type":"text","content":"SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freshpet, Inc. (“Freshpet” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FRPT) announced the appointment of Ricardo Moreno as Vice President of Manufacturing, effective December 14, 2020. Mr. Moreno will oversee all manufacturing operations, including Bethlehem and Ennis, and report to Steve Weise, EVP of Manufacturing and Supply Chain. “We are excited to welcome Ricardo to the Freshpet team in a newly created role to further support our planned growth,” commented Billy Cyr, Freshpet’s Chief Executive Officer. “Ricardo has a demonstrated track record of leading successful manufacturing operations within the fresh and perishable products space. As our operations have grown and increased in complexity, we needed this incremental leadership to bring focus to our day-to-day production across a much larger footprint. We look forward to his contributions in fulfilling our mission of providing more pets with fresh all-natural foods that enrich their lives and the relationships with their pet parents, and doing so in ways that are good for our pets, for people and for our planet.” Mr. Moreno has an impressive track record of more than 10 years of hands-on experience in progressive roles surrounding manufacturing operations within the fresh and perishable product space. Prior to joining Freshpet, he was Regional Director of Operations at Bonduelle Fresh Americas, home of the Ready Pac Foods brand. Mr. Moreno oversaw a multi-site network of facilities in the New Jersey region and was responsible for a full suite of operational departments with demonstrated cost savings through efficiency enhancement. Prior to this position, Mr. Moreno served a variety of different roles at Bonduelle, including Plant Director and Senior Operations Manager. Prior to joining Bonduelle in 2016, Mr. Moreno was Plant Superintendent at TIC Gums, Inc. where he supervised, directed, and led the Manufacturing and Maintenance Departments of the global leader in food texturizer and stabilizer solutions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Moreno also held an operations development role at Stanley Black & Decker. He has a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. About Freshpet Freshpet’s mission is to improve the lives of dogs and cats through the power of fresh, real food. Freshpet foods are blends of fr...