Cold food, beverage industry experiences personnel changes
PROCESSORS/RETAILERS/DISTRIBUTORS:
Capespan North America, Canada Danielle Hand was appointed food safety director, responsible for managing and directing all aspects of the company’s food safety initiatives, including ensuring regulatory compliance, providing grower and customer support and establishing and monitoring supplier food safety verification procedures. Hand will take the lead in implementing protocols, operating procedures and information systems to ensure Capespan North America continues to meet its customers’ food safety certification needs.
River Fresh Farms, Salinas, Calif. Eric Garcia joined the sales team. Garcia has spent the past six years as a district sales manager for Dole, selling commodities, value-added, salads and more. Prior to that, he spent five years as a deputy weight manager for Fresh Express. Also, Maggie Simonic was named office/accounting manager. Simonic worked as a staff accountant for numerous companies, most recently for the Spiering, Swartz & Kennedy law firm. She also spent 10 years as a staff accountant for Lago Marsino Farming.