FARIBAULT, Minn., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Living Greens Farm (LGF) http://www.livinggreensfarm.com, the biggest vertical, indoor aeroponic farm within the US that gives year-round recent salads, salad kits, microgreens, and herbs, proclaims the arrival of a brand new VP of Sales and a brand new VP of Supply Chain.
Dan Olson has joined the LGF Team as the brand new VP of Sales. Dan is a extremely skilled and profitable gross sales chief. He has largely spent his profession in meals, throughout a range of completely different classes, and has contributed to the expansion of a number of disruptive upstart manufacturers, equivalent to Chobani, noosa Yogurt, RAO’s Homemade, and Enjoy Life Foods. Dan has in depth expertise and relationships throughout the varied meals channels (grocery, pure, mass, meals service, and wholesale), each in direct gross sales and managing brokers.
Dan will likely be an incredible thought chief in working with Robinson Fresh, LGF’s dealer accomplice, and in managing LGF’s model enlargement throughout nationwide and regional retail companions as LGF scales to its nationwide footprint within the coming years. “I’m excited concerning the alternatives for Living Greens Farm,” stated Dan. “They are poised for dramatic progress and have an incredible enterprise mannequin. It will likely be an honor to assist them get to the subsequent stage.”
Dan obtained a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an MA in International Relations from Syracuse University.
Melanie Faust will likely be becoming a member of the LGF Team as the brand new VP of Supply Chain. Melanie is an completed 25-year veteran of all issues provide chain in meals operations. She spent 22 years in more and more senior roles at Hormel Foods and one other three years at Jennie-O Turkey Store. During her notable profession, she has held roles in operations, provide chain, and worldwide divisions. In her final position, as VP of Operations, Melanie led seven crops spanning roughly two million sq. ft and 5,000 staff. In her prior position as Director of Operations, she led operations, engineering, high quality, security, capital budgeting, and price discount efforts. Most importantly, she led the profitable development of a 161,000 sq. foot state-of-the artwork meals processing plant whereas in China and will likely be a powerful chief within the buildout of LGF’s 4 industrial amenities within the coming years. “Living Greens Farm has constructed a strong basis from which to develop,” stated Melanie. “I stay up for serving to the crew enhance capability and speed up progress as we increase into new markets.”
Melanie is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Eu Claire and is CPIM licensed.
Both Melanie and Dan will report on to George Pastrana, CEO. Both will likely be members of the senior management crew. “Melanie and Dan are world-class leaders of their respective fields. I’m thrilled to have their capabilities and know-how on the LGF Team as we drive in the direction of a nationwide footprint within the subsequent few years”, stated George.
For extra details about Living Greens Farm merchandise, go to www.livinggreensfarm.com.
ABOUT LIVING GREENS FARM
Headquartered in Minnesota, Living Greens Farm is the world’s largest vertical airplane aeroponic farm. Living Greens Farm produce requires 95 p.c much less water and 99 p.c much less land to develop year-round and all merchandise are grown with out pesticides or GMOs. Living Greens Farm has a full product line that features salads, microgreens and herbs accessible all through the Midwest. For extra info, please go to http://www.livinggreensfarm.com .
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