OAK BROOK, Ill., Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TreeHouse
Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) announced today that Kevin G. Jackson has joined the Company as
Senior Vice President and President, Snacking & Beverages. Mr.
Jackson brings to TreeHouse over 25 years of consumer packaged
goods management, marketing and sales experience. He was most
recently Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales & North
American Away From Home Division, for The J.M. Smucker Company
(NYSE: SJM), where he led the company's U.S. efforts in Pet,
Coffee, and Consumer Goods and oversaw the restaurant, foodservice
and convenience channels.
"I'm very excited that Kevin will be joining the executive
leadership team at TreeHouse," said Steve
Oakland, Chief Executive Officer and President of TreeHouse
Foods. "I'm confident that his extensive experience developing,
growing and managing numerous categories, across both the retail
and foodservice landscape will prove invaluable."
"Today, consumers recognize private label store brands as
consumer brands. Private label represents a wonderful opportunity,
and I'm eager to be part of it," said Mr. Jackson. "As TreeHouse
repositions itself to better align its categories and resources to
help customers achieve their goals, I'm looking forward to
leveraging my experience to position the Snacking & Beverages
division to flourish and drive our plans for growth."
Mr. Jackson served in numerous roles of increasing
responsibility over his 17-year sales and marketing career at The
J.M. Smucker Company. He joined The J.M. Smucker Company in 2002
and served in marketing roles of increasing responsibility,
managing peanut butter and coffee. Prior to that, Mr. Jackson was a
brand manager at Brach's Confections and Constellation Brands. Mr.
Jackson earned his Masters of Business Administration from
New York Institute of Technology and
his Bachelor of Arts from the University of
Colorado, Boulder. He is part of Revenue 50 and Sales
Executive Share Group.
ABOUT TREEHOUSE FOODS
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor
of private label packaged foods and beverages in North
America. We have over 40 production facilities across
the United States, Canada and Italy, and our vision is to be the undisputed
solutions leader for custom brands for our customers. Our
extensive product portfolio includes snacking, beverages and meal
preparation products, available in shelf stable, refrigerated,
frozen and fresh formats. We have a comprehensive offering of
packaging formats and flavor profiles, and we also offer natural,
organic and preservative-free ingredients across almost our entire
portfolio. Our purpose is to make high quality food and
beverages affordable to all.
Additional information, including TreeHouse's most recent
statements on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, may be found at TreeHouse's
website, http://www.treehousefoods.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements and other information are
based on our beliefs, as well as assumptions made by us, using
information currently available. The words "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "project," "expect," "intend," "plan," "should," and
similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current
views with respect to future events and are subject to certain
risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these
risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated,
projected, expected, intended, or planned. We do not intend to
update these forward-looking statements following the date of this
press release.
Such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future
events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this
press release and other public statements we make. Such factors
include, but are not limited to: the success of our restructuring
programs, our level of indebtedness and related obligations;
disruptions in the financial markets; interest rates; changes in
foreign currency exchange rates; customer concentration and
consolidation; raw material and commodity costs; competition; our
ability to continue to make acquisitions in accordance with our
business strategy; changes and developments affecting our industry,
including consumer preferences; the outcome of litigation and
regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; product recalls;
changes in laws and regulations applicable to us; disruptions in or
failures of our information technology systems; labor strikes or
work stoppages; and other risks that are set forth in the Risk
Factors section, the Legal Proceedings section, the Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations section, and other sections of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31,
2019, and from time to time in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to
unduly rely on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date made when evaluating the information presented in this
press release. TreeHouse expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statement contained herein, to reflect any change
in its expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in
events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is
based.
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