Oregon Fruit Products Names New Leadership
Joe Prewett brings board membership experience and nearly 20 years of consumer packaged goods and foodservice leadership experience to the role
PHOTO COURTESY OF: Oregon Fruit Products
Oregon Fruit Products LLC announced that the company’s board of directors appointed Joe Prewett as president and chief executive officer. Prewett will assume the role effective mid-October, while current CEO, Chris Sarles, will help to ensure a smooth transition.
Prewett has been with Tillamook County Creamery Association since 2013 as executive vice president of brand and category growth, where he helped more than double the company’s net sales by leading the company’s growth planning, marketing and product innovation. Prewett has been a member of the Oregon Fruit Products board for two years and helped shape its current strategic plan.
Before joining Tillamook, Prewett served as vice president of marketing for Farmer Brothers Coffee, for Coffee Bean International, and for Medical Research Institute. Prewett has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and a master’s in business administration from the Anderson School at UCLA.
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