Smucker To Promote Jeff Varcoe to SVP of Science and Technical Excellence
J.M. Smucker Co. will promote Jeff Varcoe to the role of senior vice president of science and technical excellence, effective Aug. 24. Since 2023, he’s been vice president of quality assurance and food safety.
Varcoe brings more than 25 years of experience in the food industry across the areas of quality assurance, research and development and operations. Before joining Smucker, he spent 21 years at Schwan Food Co., where he held such titles as vice president food safety and quality, vice president of manufacturing technical services, director of research and development, director of food safety and microbiology, and manager of food safety.
He will report to Rob Ferguson, chief product supply officer and executive vice president of coffee, pet, and away from home.
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