Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Selects Mark Chranowski as General Manager, Commercial Business Unit
September 14, 2016 at 07:30 am
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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation selected Mark Chranowski to lead its commercial business unit in the newly created role of general manager. Chranowski will oversee the company’s eight commercial operations, including poultry processing complexes in Nacogdoches, Texas, Russellville, Ala., Mt. Pleasant, Texas, (East Plant), Broadway, Va., Marshville, N.C., Sanford, N.C., Sumter, S.C., and Douglas, Ga. He will report to Jayson Penn, executive vice president of sales and operations. Chranowski previously served as vice president of processing operations for Mountaire Farms. His experience includes positions with Tyson Foods, ConAgra, Rocco Farm Foods and Cargill Poultry. In his new role, Chranowski will lead Pilgrim’s business unit, leveraging his considerable experience to enhance operational efficiencies and service the company’s domestic and international retail and foodservice customer base.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation is primarily engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators. The Company operates through three segments: United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (U.K.) and Europe, and Mexico. The Companyâs Fresh products consist of refrigerated (nonfrozen) whole or cut-up chicken, frozen whole chickens, breast fillets, primary pork cuts, added value pork and pork ribs. Its Prepared products include portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties and bone-in chicken parts. Its Exported products primarily consist of whole chickens and chicken parts sold either refrigerated for distributors in the United States or frozen for distribution to export markets. Its Market overview consists of chain restaurants, food processors, broad-line distributors and certain other institutions.