Elk Grove Village, IL – Grecian Delight Foods, Inc., a leading manufacturer, national marketer and distributor of Mediterranean-inspired foods based in Elk Grove Village, IL today announced they are another step closer to surpassing aggressive growth goals with the hiring of three top level executives. Recently hired executives include Michael Lerch as Chief Financial Officer, Peter Cokinos as General Manager and Executive Vice President, and William Nagle as Director Business Development.
“We are extremely focused on growth strategies for both the retail and foodservice business units at Grecian Delight. We needed the experience these individuals bring to the table to propel our business forward,” said Peter Parthenis, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and President. “Having doubled our core business over the last six years, these individuals will undoubtedly help to further that level of success."
Michael Lerch joined Grecian Delight Foods as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the company Mr. Lerch was CFO for Wilbert Inc., an industrial holding company where he oversaw five acquisitions or divestitures in the last seven years. He has food industry experience and 15 years as a CFO.
Peter Cokinos joined Grecian Delight Foods in the newly created position of General Manager and Executive Vice President. Mr. Cokinos’ comes to Grecian Delight Foods from Little Lady Foods and has an accomplished background with more than 20 years of increasing responsibility in food working on over $1 billion in business with companies such as Kraft, Kellogg’s, Heinz, Nestle, Schwan’s, Wal-Mart, Costco, Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts.
In one of his first assignments, Mr. Cokinos has tasked William “Will” Nagle to a newly created role of Retail Business Development Director. Mr. Nagle joined Grecian Delight Foods in April from Select Food Products where he held the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He also worked closely with the culinary arts team to develop new retail products, resulting in business expansion by more than 40 percent for the organization.
To learn more about each executive’s background, please visit www.greciandelight.com.
About Grecian Delight Foods:
Founded in 1974, Grecian Delight Foods is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers and marketers of Mediterranean and ethnic-inspired foods for the foodservice and retail markets. The company offers a full line of artisan flatbreads, signature sauces, spreads and hummus, specialty meats, cheeses, appetizers, main dishes and desserts. There are over 300 individual items/SKUs in their total assortment. Grecian Delight Foods is represented by over 350 distributors, 60 brokers and a direct sales force. An innovative, quality leader, the company prides itself on its ability to provide menu solutions to all customer segments supported by unique merchandising programs. The company is expanding and opened its new 130,000 sq. ft. baking facility in November, 2010 and a new hummus, dips and spreads product room in April 2013, doubling overall production. www.greciandelight.com.
Source: Grecian Delight Foods