HARRISONBURG, VA – Shenandoah Growers is pleased to announce that Steve Wright, formerly Director of Produce and Floral at Tops Supermarkets has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Steve will be responsible for managing all fresh product line revenues and building an industry leading customer-driven selling and service organization.
Philip Karp, EVP and CMO, states “Steve has a stellar track record of success in the industry and shares our common culture of integrity, passion and customer centricity. His produce vision and outstanding leadership abilities will pilot the selling organization in close partnership with our customers to maximize profitable growth opportunities across all items.”
In addition to Steve’s hire, the company announced that facilities have been added for integrated growing, packing and logistics in Georgia and Texas to support the continued expansion of the company’s lines of fresh cut and certified organic living culinary herbs.
“In keeping with the company’s mission of providing the best tasting products and exceptional service to our customers in an increasingly dynamic and multi-regional platform, we aim to stay ahead of anticipated growth”, comments Timothy Heydon, CEO, “Steve adds another dimension to our talented leadership team, and the new facilities are in line with previously announced expansion plans. We are excited to continue to take steps to position the company for the next decade of growth in the market.”
Steve has officially started in his new role, and both facilities are expected to phase in operations over the coming months.
About Shenandoah Growers
Shenandoah Growers is a leading grower, packer and shipper in the United States, and has been supplying fresh culinary herbs to the marketplace for over 20 years.
Specializing in serving the fresh retail market, the company has 250 employees across facilities, farms and state of the art certified organic greenhouses in Virginia, Florida and Indiana. The company currently ships product to customers for distribution in over 4,000 major supermarket outlets across 21 states.
Built on innovative, sustainable and scalable solutions for American agriculture, Shenandoah Growers has a simple vision of delivering the best in natural flavor to their customers who supply the kitchens and tables of the American household.
Source: Shenandoah Growers