"With the addition of Bill and Curt we have built the foundation for a great sales organization moving forward," says Troy Treangen, executive vice president and COO. "Bill will concentrate on our mainline grocery accounts, while Curt will focus on our private label and industrial business. These resources have proven themselves over and over in the past, and it will not be different in the coming years."

Bill Pardee has over 23 years of experience in the consumer packaging goods industry. He has a wide spectrum of retail channel experiencehaving worked with Kroger, Albertson's, Safeway, Meijers, Publix, HEB, Whole Foods, Wegmans, Wal-Mart, Walgreen's, CVSand other major retailers across the U.S. and Canada. His history with manufacturers, include working with Alcon, Playtex, Bristol Meyers, French'sMustard, Hewlett Packardand sitting on Newman's Own broker advisory board. Pardee has experience in establishing new brands and he loves to pioneer new products and categories.