Valencia, CA — Sunkist Growers today announced a significant addition to its senior staff with Christian Harris joining the cooperative as C.O.O.
Chris comes to Sunkist from US Foods, Rosemont, IL where he was Vice President Fresh Produce overseeing 60 distribution centers in the U.S. His career in produce has ranged from growers to retail and foodservice. It began working with lettuce growers and transitioned to management positions in retail with Fresh & Easy, at Robinson Fresh and foodservice with US Foods. He holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and has been recognized by his selection to “The Packer 25”
“We are excited to welcome Chris to the Sunkist family and look forward to his contributions and perspectives,” said Russ Hanlin, President and CEO of Sunkist.
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Sunkist Growers is a citrus marketing cooperative, founded in 1893, which is owned by and operated for thousands of family farmers growing citrus in California and Arizona.
Source: Sunkist Growers
