Monterey Gourmet Foods, a Salinas, Calif.-based manufacturer
and marketer of fresh gourmet refrigerated food products said it hired Erika
Cottrell as vice president of innovation.
"During the past year and a half, we integrated all of
our operating teams, and now we are focused on continuing brand innovation,
expanding distribution, and consolidating operations," said Eric Eddings,
president and CEO of Monterey. "Erika's background in leading several
consumer product / food and beverage companies through growth and change is the
ideal experience for this new role in which she will drive our product development
and marketing innovation to help maximize growth.”