Ocean Spray Cranberries Promotes U.S. Exec to Chief Operating Officer Role

March 5, 2025

ocean_spray_monisha_dabek_coo — Monisha Dabek, COO, Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. announced it has promoted Monisha Dabek to chief operating officer, a role in which she will manage Ocean Spray’s USA Commercial business, Global Branded & Ingredients Commercial Business, Supply Chain, and Research, Development & Sustainability teams, according to a release from the cooperative.

Dabek moves up in the organization from her position as chief commercial officer and general manager, USA, where she had worked since March 2021, leading sales, marketing, innovation, insights, revenue management and demand planning teams for the U.S. region. Her efforts included a comprehensive brand and portfolio renewal as well as a rebuilt innovation pipeline and the launch of the “Just Add Cran” campaign and the Zero Sugar platform. In addition, Ocean Spray entered into a ready-to-drink collaboration with Absolut Vodka.

Prior to her time with Ocean Spray, Dabek held sales and brand marketing roles with Danone’s plant-based food and beverage, and cold brew coffee businesses. She also worked previously for WhiteWave Foods, PepsiCo and Accenture.

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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.