OVIEDO, FL. – Duda Farm Fresh Foods today announces that Susan Noritake has joined the Duda team as the Director of Fresh Cut Sales.
The company’s Fresh Cut division is growing and has become an increasingly important segment of Duda Farm Fresh Foods and its value-added offering to the company’s retail and foodservice clients.
As the Director of Fresh Cut Sales, Noritake will be responsible for leading the entire sales division, and will be taking the lead on developing sales programs and promotions, maintaining strong relationships with key customers, building new accounts and enhancing the overall performance of the Fresh Cut sales team through improved sales processes and professional development.
“Susan comes to us with a wealth of experience and impressive accomplishment in the foodservice industry,” said Rick Alcocer, Senior Vice President of Fresh Sales. “We couldn’t be happier to have her on board and we’re especially excited to have her present at the upcoming PMA Foodservice show at our company’s booth where she will have the opportunity to meet face to face with Duda’s longstanding clients.”
Noritake served as the Foodservice Sales Manager at Mann Packing Company in Salinas for the past 7 years where she was responsible for introducing new products and securing national restaurant accounts. Previously she served 9 years as Director of Sales and Marketing for Gills Onions in Oxnard, where she introduced fresh cut onions into retail supermarkets.
Noritake holds a bachelor of science in agricultural business from California Polytechnic State University as well as an MBA from Pepperdine University. She will be serving Duda from the Fresh Cut facility in Oxnard, CA and begins her position on July 9.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods has primary locations in Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, Georgia and Michigan. Duda Farm Fresh Foods is a wholly owned subsidiary of DUDA, a family-owned, diversified land company headquartered in Oviedo, Florida.
Source: Duda Farm Fresh Foods
