SALINAS, Calif. – May 7, 2010 – Mann Packing hired Rachael Hackbarth as director of research and development.
Hackbarth is a fresh produce industry veteran with 15 years experience in product development at Fresh Express. In her role at Mann, she will work closely with marketing, sales and operations, on all new product and process improvements designed to meet the customers’ expectations as well as company quality, profit and growth targets.
“As we continue to grow, we need a well-qualified staff that can objectively review new products and help us evaluate from a technical perspective their market viability,” said Lorri Koster, vice president of marking. “We’re thrilled to have someone of Rachael’s caliber on our team.”
Hackbarth is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a bachelor of science degree in nutritional science.
In addition to new product development, she has experience in consumer research, nutrition labeling, regulatory compliance and process improvement. Hackbarth rounds out Mann’s Product Innovation team, which includes Leslie Tripp, director of product management and Koster, vice president of marketing.
Source: Mann Packing Company Inc.