Carrie Johnston has been named Product Category Manager for Caravan Ingredients.
In this role as part of the new Product Management Team, Ms. Johnston will be responsible for the development of category growth strategies within the Bakery Mixes & Bases category. This will include leadership of cross functional teams and projects that go through the innovation process and serve as a commercial assessment filter for customer driven new product development.
Ms. Johnston has 15 years of experience in the food industry. She has held brand and category management positions with Tyson Foods and Willow Brook Foods and most recently served as Brand Manager with AdvancePierre Foods. Carrie received her MBA degree from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.
Brent Miller, Product Management Director for Caravan Ingredients said, "Carrie's experience with platform management work will help us as we strive to bring greater focus to our new product development process and work to grow our Bakery Mixes and Bases category ."
Source: Caravan Ingredients