Chocolatier Pladis Names New Americas Chief

April 28, 2025

Jeremy Faa becomes managing director of Americas business on May 1; outgoing Carlos Canals moves to the company’s global operations.

Dave Fusaro

Pladis, the company behind chocolate brands Godiva, Flipz and Turtles, names Jeremy Faa managing director of its Americas business effective May 1.

Faa has more than 30 years’ experience in food and drink, mainly at Coca Cola, where he most recently served as president of North America South Zone. He’s since held a series of advisor and consultancy positions including at technology venture capital fund BridgeTech.

Current managing director for the Americas, Carlos Canals, will take a new role as chief business development officer in the company’s global operations.

Although the parent is based in London, Pladis Americas employs 600, is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., and operates two manufacturing facilities in New York State and Pennsylvania.

PHOTO AT TOP: Jeremy Faa (left) and Carlos Canals.

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Dave Fusaro | Editor in Chief

Dave Fusaro has served as editor in chief of Food Processing magazine since 2003. Dave has 30 years experience in food & beverage industry journalism and has won several national ASBPE writing awards for his Food Processing stories. Dave has been interviewed on CNN, quoted in national newspapers and he authored a 200-page market research report on the milk industry. Formerly an award-winning newspaper reporter who specialized in business writing, he holds a BA in journalism from Marquette University. Prior to joining Food Processing, Dave was Editor-In-Chief of Dairy Foods and was Managing Editor of Prepared Foods.