JOH Welcomes Julia Costanza as Business Manager, Produce – Pittsburgh-Cleveland Region
July 29, 2025 | 2 min to read
Billerica, MA - JOH welcomes Julia Costanza as the new Produce Business Manager for the Pittsburgh-Cleveland Region. With ten years in the food industry, Julia's background includes produce buying and category management, having most recently served as Category Assistant Manager at Melissa’s World Variety Produce. Brian Maguire, EVP of Produce, praises her extensive experience. Outside of work, Julia enjoys baking and spending time with her family, including five children.
Billerica, MA – JOH is excited to welcome Julia Costanza to the team as a Produce Business Manager in our Pittsburgh-Cleveland Region.
Julia brings a decade of experience in the food industry, with a strong background in produce buying, forecasting and category management. She began her career working on the Produce Order Desk at a large, Mid-Atlantic-based customer, and later as a Produce Buyer’s Assistant, managing multiple categories, negotiating orders and overseeing financial billing. Most recently, she served as Category Assistant Manager at Melissa’s World Variety Produce, where she played a key role in planning and executing strategies across all areas of retail operations including budgeting, sales, logistics, marketing and more.
“Julia comes to us with a wealth of industry knowledge and hands-on retail experience, making her a fantastic addition to our Produce team,” said Brian Maguire, EVP, Produce. “We’re thrilled to welcome her to the JOH family. Welcome aboard, Julia!”
Outside of work, Julia loves baking, cooking and beach trips with her family. She and her husband are proud parents to five children—including two sets of twins!—and enjoy entertaining and sharing great food with family and friends.
Julia can be reached at jcostanza@johare.com.
JOH
JOH was founded in 1956 by Harry O’Hare, Sr., and is now one of the strongest and most respected independent food brokers in the country, with 17 strategically located offices. JOH currently has over 550 associates and represents more than 400 clients. We are a proud owner and member of OSMG Partners, which has over 35 offices and 1,600 associates providing unsurpassed coverage of all Food, Drug, Mass, and Club accounts in the US.
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