Maple Donuts LLC, a manufacturer of frozen bakery products for North American retail, foodservice and institutional channels, is getting a new CEO. Swander Pace Capital (SPC), private-equity owner of Maple Donuts, named Greg Somerville to the post.
Somerville brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience in consumer products categories. Previously, he was president and CEO of Savencia Cheese USA, a subsidiary of Paris-based Savencia Fromage & Dairy. He also worked for Land O’Lakes, The Pillsbury Co., and Unilever in executive management roles.
Tyler Matlock, chairman of the board at Maple Donuts and managing director at SPC, called the appointment “a strategic milestone in Maple Donuts’ evolution,” and said Somerville was “the ideal leader to capitalize on the significant growth opportunities ahead.”
Maple Donuts was founded in 1946 and produces frozen bakery products for private label, in-store and foodservice bakery programs across the nation.
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