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Golden State Foods Promotes FSQR Leader, Appoints New Liquid Products Operations Exec

April 30, 2024

Mariana Manole will lead global food safety, quality and regulatory efforts, while Steve Ross will join the company to oversee the liquid products operations in North America.

Andy Hanacek

Mariana Manole, senior vice president, global food safety, quality and regulatory affairs, Golden State Foods

Golden State Foods has announced the promotion of Mariana Manole to senior vice president, global food safety, quality and regulatory affairs (FSQR), and the appointment of Steve Ross to the role of senior vice president, operations, for the Liquid Products of North America (LPNA) business.

Manole has worked for GSF since 2016 and is being elevated from her role as group vice president, global FSQR, which she held for the past three years. She will now be the chief global quality leader, overseeing all worldwide manufacturing facilities and distribution centers for GSF. Previously, Manole worked for Cargill Inc., Brill Co-CSM Bakery Products North America, and Wayne Farms LLC, among other companies.

Dr. Wayne Morgan, corporate vice president and president, protein products and operations support services, for GSF, called Manole “a proven difference-maker for GSF and for our valued foodservice customers around the world.” Manole led the LPNA comprehensive, rapid transformation of all FSQR systems to best-in-class industry status, the release noted.

Meanwhile, Ross will provide leadership and direction to all liquid products operation activities in his role. Prior to joining GSF, he was director of operations for TreeHouse Foods, overseeing five North American locations for the company.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.