IRVINE,
Calif., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden
State Foods (GSF), one of the largest diversified suppliers to
the foodservice and retail industries, is pleased to announce the
promotion of Mariana Manole to
senior vice president, global Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory
Affairs (FSQR), as well as the appointment of Steve Ross as senior vice president, operations,
Liquid Products of North America
(LPNA).
Based in Conyers, Georgia,
Manole will serve as GSF's chief quality leader, responsible for
ensuring all worldwide manufacturing facilities and distribution
centers meet food safety laws, federal, state, and local regulatory
requirements, customer requirements, and GSF's corporate standards.
A GSF associate since 2016, she has expertly guided FSQR for all
GSF global manufacturing facilities and its growing team of FSQR
professionals as group vice president, global FSQR over the past
three years.
"A recognized leader by our customers, our competitors, and the
liquid products community as a whole, we can all be proud to have
Mariana lead our Global Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory team,"
says Dr. Wayne Morgan, GSF corporate
vice president and president, protein products and operations
support services. "She is a proven difference maker for GSF and for
our valued foodservice customers around the world."
In her prior GSF roles as group vice president, FSQR – global
liquid products and as senior director, quality systems, Manole led
LPNA's comprehensive, rapid transformation of all FSQR systems to
best-in-class industry status. With more than 25 years of FSQR
experience, she honed her broad expertise throughout her career,
including previous Georgia-based
roles at Cargill, Inc., H.C. Brill
Co-CSM Bakery Products North America, and Wayne Farms, LLC, among
others. Manole earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the
Lower Danube University of Galati in Romania.
In his new Conyers,
Georgia-based role, Ross will provide leadership and
direction to all liquid products operation activities. He will
ensure the attainment of all quality, cost, timeliness, safety, and
customer satisfaction objectives and company financial and growth
goals. Prior to joining GSF, he served as a director of operations
for TreeHouse Foods (Manawa,
Wisconsin and Brantford, Ontario,
Canada), overseeing safety, quality, service, and cost
performance across five North American locations. Ross earned his
Labour Degree from McMaster University
(Hamilton, Ontario, Canada).
"We are incredibly excited to welcome Steve and his family to
Liquid Products North America and Golden State Foods," said
Justin Vannoy, GSF corporate senior
vice president and president, LPNA. "Steve brings an impressive
background and proven track record that will elevate the supply
chain, continuous improvement, and operational aspects of the
liquids business. Steve's passion for people, process, and results
makes him an amazing fit for GSF."
About Golden State Foods
Golden State
Foods (GSF), one of the largest diversified suppliers to the
foodservice and retail industries, feeds one billion people every
day! Headquartered in Irvine,
California, the multi-national company is values-based with
proven performance in superior quality, innovation, and customer
service. Established in 1947, GSF and its family of companies
currently service 200+ leading brands (125,000+ restaurants/stores
in more than 50 countries) from its 50 worldwide locations. Its
core businesses include: manufacturing of liquid products, protein,
produce, dairy/aseptic, and provides custom distribution services.
The company employs approximately 6,000 associates and is
management-owned and run. Golden State Foods also operates a
national non-profit organization, the GSF Foundation.
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