Darifair Foods Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla., food manufacturer with emphasis on foodservice accounts, in January named Midd McManus as president, the first non-family member named to that position.
The company says he is an experienced leader in operations, sales and supply chain in the food industry, and most recently was executive vice president at Sun Orchard, leading their efforts in the foodservice beverage category.
Prior to that, McManus held positions within Morningstar Foods, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, including national director of supply chain, senior director of sales operations, vice president and general manager of foodservice and retail channels, and vice president of away-from-home national account sales.
Darifair Foods supplies restaurants, wholesalers and processors with dairy products and dairy-based ingredients.