Hormel Foods Corp. in December hired Jason Levine for the newly created enterprise-wide chief marketing officer (CMO) role, “a move that underscores the company’s commitment to driving growth and innovation as it continues to strengthen its consumer-centric strategy,” the company said.
Levine has more than two decades of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry, spanning global brands and emerging companies. Most recently, he was CMO for PIM Brands, a snacking confectionery company that includes Welch’s fruit snacks.
He also held senior roles at Whisps Snacks and Sabra Dipping Co. Earlier, he spent 19 years with Mondelez International, beginning at Kraft Foods Group. He ultimately rose to Mondelez’s CMO for North America.
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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.