Food manufacturing
10 Chief Supply Chain Officers in Food Manufacturing
These ten executives have held the chief supply chain officer title at food manufacturers, including snack, frozen food and seasonings businesses. They can explain how food supply chains plan manufacturing, sourcing and distribution, and how the top supply chain role is set up in this industry.
Professionals to explore
01—10Cassandra Green
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer · The Campbell's Company
EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Campbell's Company, a food and beverage manufacturing company, since February 2026. She previously held a series of Campbell's supply chain roles, including VP, Supply Chain Meals & Beverages (2019–2022), SVP, SC Meals & Beverages and Enterprise Make Vs Buy (2022–2024), SVP, Manufacturing and SC Category Leadership (2024) and SVP, Head of Supply Chain (2024–2026).
Cynthia Waggoner
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Egglife Foods, Inc.
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Egglife Foods, Inc. since February 2020, after serving as Vice President of Operations there (2019–2020). She earlier held NA Vice President of Operations - Snacks and Confections at Mondelēz International (1989–2015) and an NA VP Operations role at Maplehurst Bakeries, a division of Weston Foods (2015–2018).
David Gardner
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., a frozen food manufacturer, since March 2022. He was previously EVP Operations (2019–2021) and Chief Operating Officer (2021) at Amy's Kitchen, and earlier VP North America Manufacturing (2006–2012) and VP North America Supply Chain & Customer Experience (2012–2018) at Ingredion Incorporated.
Earl Larson
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer · Ocean Spray Cranberries
SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Ocean Spray Cranberries, whose products include craisins and juices, since January 2020. He rose through Ocean Spray from Plant Director (2013–2014) to Director, Manufacturing Operations (2014–2015), Director of Global Supply Chain (2015–2018) and Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Operations (2018–2020).
Jacobo Capuano
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Second Nature Brands
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Second Nature Brands since August 2023, where his profile says he is responsible for the end-to-end supply chain operations of a PE-backed CGP company in better-for-you snacking categories, with full P&L and operational accountability. He was previously Chief Operating Officer at TruRoots Company (2022–2023) and SVP Head of Operations for the Americas at LIVEKINDLY Collective (2020–2022).
Josh Chou
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · McCormick & Company
Chief Supply Chain Officer at McCormick & Company, a food and beverage manufacturing company focused on flavor, seasonings and spices, since September 2023, after serving as VP Global Supply Chain and Operations there (2022–2023). He was previously at General Mills, including Sr Director Supply Chain and Manufacturing Dairy Yoplait (2013–2015) and Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations EUAU region (2016–2022).
Kim Faulkner
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Tate & Lyle
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Tate & Lyle, a food and beverage manufacturing company, since August 2025. She previously held supply chain roles at Colgate-Palmolive, including Vice President, Latin America End-to-End Supply Chain (2018–2021) and Vice President, Global Demand, Systems & eCommerce Supply Chain (2021–2022), before serving as Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer there (2022–2025).
Lisa Grenier
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Just Born, Inc.
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Just Born, Inc. since April 2024, after serving as Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations there (2023–2024). She was previously Vice President Operations at Puratos (2016–2023) and Plant Manager and then Network Lead and Plant Manager for Planters at Kraft Foods (2008–2016); her profile describes an operations and supply chain career in the food industry.
Pablo Cussatti
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Shearer's Foods
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Shearer's Foods, a snack food manufacturing company, since January 2024. He was previously Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) at Godiva Chocolatier (2021–2022) and Chief Operations Officer at C.H. Guenther (2022–2023), and he has sat on the Board of Advisors of Redzone since 2023 and the board of EnWave Corporation since 2020.
Tim Morgan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · The Arnott's Group
Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Arnott's Group since September 2023, where his profile says he is responsible for the business's supply chain, manufacturing, OH&S, quality and food safety, and business operations. He was previously Supply Chain Director at The Arnott's Group (2020–2023) and held supply chain and quality roles at The Campbell's Company and Campbell's & Kelsen (2011–2017).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's product category and company scale to your question, since snacks, frozen foods and ingredients run different plant and sourcing models. Favor current role holders for present-day practice, and use people who held senior supply chain roles at several food companies to compare approaches.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide what to make in your own plants versus with co-manufacturers, and how has that changed recently?
- 02Which ingredient and packaging cost pressures have been hardest to manage, and what sourcing changes helped most?
- 03How do you balance food safety and quality requirements with productivity targets across multiple plants?
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