Prepared Foods

Mama’s Creations Appoints Veteran Supply Chain and Operations Leader Skip Tappan as Chief Operating Officer

September 10, 2024 Mama’s Creations, Inc.

Skip Tappan brings over 30 years of broad cross-functional operational experience to Mama’s Creations as a leader with exceptional end-to-end supply chain mastery from his time with consumer packaged goods companies such as Procter & Gamble, as well as food manufacturers and retailers, such as Walmart and Campbell Soup. …

Elevation Foods Names New SVP Sales & Business Development

August 29, 2024 Elevation Foods

Justin Malvick, the new Senior Vice President, has joined Elevation Foods and will work to realize the full commercial potential of Elevation Foods’ menu of delicious food. Malvick will also play a pivotal role in shaping future strategy and product development. …

Whole Foods Looks to Sate Consumer Hunger for Prepared Meals

April 11, 2023 PYMNTS

The Amazon-owned grocer would launch these kitchens to make meals for its food bars and refrigerated cases, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. …

Grocers Use Self-Service Prepared Foods to Bring More Shoppers In Store

March 30, 2023 PYMNTS

Consumers are buying more prepared meals at the grocery store. Research from PYMNTS’ study “Digital Economy Payments: Consumers Buy Into Food Bargains,” which drew from a July survey of a census-balanced panel of nearly 2,700 U.S. consumers, found that 37% of consumers had bought prepared food on their most recent grocery trip, up 7 points from the 30% of consumers who had done so back in November 2021. …

Calavo Growers Names Helen Kurtz to Lead Prepared Segment

August 10, 2022 Calavo Growers, Inc.

Calavo Growers, Inc. announced that Helen Kurtz has been named Senior Vice President & General Manager of Calavo Prepared, the company’s prepared foods segment. …