John Josko Joins Love & Quiches Desserts As National Retail Sales Manager

Love and Quiches Desserts® (www.loveandquiches.com), one of the nation’s leading gourmet dessert and quiche manufacturers, today announced that it has hired John Josko, a seasoned baking industry veteran with more than 25 years experience, as its new national retail sales manager.

Josko brings a wealth of experience to his new post at Love and Quiches. Most recently he served as the national vice president of sales and marketing for Virginia-based Daystar Desserts LLC, where he oversaw the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico territories, supervising sales representatives for in-store bakeries, delis, food service accounts and convenience stores. He also handled marketing programs and was a member of an ideations panel for new product development and the firm’s research and development team.

Prior to working for Daystar Desserts, Josko held senior management positions with several other baking companies, including The Father’s Table, Vieiras Bakery and Toufayan Bakeries. At the start of his career, Josko managed large scale baking operations for Shoprite and A&P, among others.

“John’s background as a large scale bakery manager, followed by an accomplished career in sales and major account management, makes him an ideal fit for the Love and Quiches team,” says Andy Axelrod, president of Love and Quiches. “We are delighted to welcome him aboard and confident that his proven ability to direct teams of sales representatives and establish long-term relationships with retail clients will be a valuable asset as we continue to expand our market share throughout the U.S.

Josko, who resides in Jackson, New Jersey, is a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

About Love and Quiches Desserts

Headquartered in Freeport, New York, Love and Quiches Desserts has been providing distinctive desserts and gourmet quiches for almost 40 years to every segment of the foodservice industry and food retailers worldwide. The company offers a multitude of trend-responsive product lines, including Sweet Singles® single serve desserts, Authentic Cheesecakes, Quiches and Gourmet Grab & Go® Individually Wrapped Snacks. Products are distributed throughout the U.S. and internationally, including the Middle East and Asia. Love and Quiches Desserts is a proud supporter of the Wounded Warriors program, which assists the fallen heroes of the U.S. military, as well as its own Cakes for Kids® program, created to combat children’s hunger nationally. Philanthropy is a tradition for the company, which also actively supports various Long Island charitable and youth organizations.

The company has been featured on MarketWatch Radio Network and in several leading trade publications, including Club & Resort Business, Food Business Review, CSPnet.com and the National Confectioners Association’s SmartBrief, among others.

To learn more about Love and Quiches Desserts, visit www.loveandquiches.com, follow them on Facebook, LinkedIn and/or Twitter, or head over to Founder Susan Axelrod’s popular blog – www.susanssweettalk.com.

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