Carter has more than 25 years of experience leading supply chain operations across the consumer packaged goods industry. Most recently, he was chief supply chain officer for Schwan’s, leading supply chain operations across 18 manufacturing sites. 

Prior to that, he spent 18 years with Unilever in a series of leadership roles. Carter has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration, both from Case Western Reserve University.

“Mark is a strong addition to the Marzetti Leadership Team,” said Dave Ciesinski, president & CEO of The Marzetti Company. “He brings deep factory-based operational expertise combined with broad enterprise-level supply chain leadership. I am confident he is the right leader to continue the work we have done over the past three years to simplify our supply chain and deliver productivity gains that support our growth strategy.”

Carter assumes the role from Luis Viso, who joined The Marzetti Company as chief supply chain officer in 2023 and will retire later this year.

About The Marzetti Company
The Marzetti Company manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti dressings and dips, New York Bakery garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden dressings, Chick-fil-A sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces, Arby’s sauces, Subway sauces, and Texas Roadhouse steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our 3,700 team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.