John Niemann has been named CEO of Cook dinner’s Enterprise, an built-in poultry enterprise with genetics for a slower-growth, pasture-raised poultry.
Niemann is an skilled chief throughout the poultry and animal protein enterprise, having labored for Cargill for greater than 20 years. His management positions inside Cargill embrace stints as President of Protein Components and Worldwide, president of Cargill Turkey and Cooked Meats Division and the Cargill Meals Distribution enterprise.
Niemann can also be a former Nationwide Turkey Federation (NTF) Government Committee member. In 2015, Niemann was honored with the Kansas State College Faculty of Agriculture Excellent Younger Alumnus Award.
His more moderen ventures embrace involvement with Prime Filth Midwest and Asido Biologicals, the place he’ll stay an investor and board member.
Based on a press launch from Cook dinner’s Enterprise, Niemann’s expertise within the meat and poultry industries, coupled together with his entrepreneurial background and experience operating a enterprise that improves soil and animal well being, made him a great alternative for the CEO place. His management type, ardour for innovation, and dedication to relentless enchancment within the trade are precisely what is required for Cooks Enterprise to capitalize on its buyer demand and proceed its development trajectory.
Cooks Enterprise board member, Matt Feldman mentioned, “We’re delighted to welcome John as our new chief government. John is a dynamic, values-driven enterprise chief whose background and experience aligns exactly with Cooks Enterprise’s mission. He has distinctive strategic capabilities, confirmed operational effectiveness, and an entrepreneurial nature which is strictly what is required for the corporate’s subsequent stage of development. The board seems ahead to supporting John and the workforce as they proceed to ship long-term worth to the enterprise and delighting customers with flavorful, high-quality protein.”
“I’m excited to guide Cooks Enterprise,” added Niemann. “This enterprise has a powerful alternative for development and constructive affect, and the likelihood to create significant change and a ‘higher for you’ protein by way of a farm-to-fork regenerative poultry enterprise. I stay up for working with the workforce to ship on Cooks Enterprise’s full potential.”
Based in 2019 by Matthew Wadiak, former chief working officer of Blue Apron, Cooks Enterprise is a World Animal Partnership Step 4 licensed firm, Licensed Humane, and verified non-GMO. Cooks Enterprise’s breed, the Pioneer, is an accredited slow-growing breed by the Higher Hen Dedication.
Wadiak beforehand served because the CEO of Cooks Enterprise.
Amanda Parker named chief industrial officer
Along with Niemann’s appointment, Cooks Enterprise not too long ago employed Amanda Parker as chief industrial officer.
Parker brings over fifteen years of expertise and management throughout the retail and CPG meals trade to her position. As CCO, Parker will proceed constructing on Cooks Enterprise’s rising retail presence whereas increasing the model to succeed in new clients, channels and geographies.
