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Monterey Gourmet Foods Appoints Food Veteran Mark C. Frandsen to its Board
Monday 25. August 2008 - Monterey Gourmet Foods (NASDAQ: PSTA), a manufacturer and marketer of fresh gourmet refrigerated food products, announced the election of Mark C. Frandsen, age 59, to its board of directors.
Eric Eddings, president and CEO of Monterey Gourmet Foods, stated, “Mark brings extensive food industry experience to the board. He has both owned and operated food companies as well as managed marketing and sales for several top national brands including McCormick spices and seasonings, Cake Mate cake decorating products, David seed snacks, Arrowhead water and Knotts Berry Farm jams and preserves. We believe Mark will help us manage and expand brands as we grow our company. We look forward to his insights and overall contribution.”
“I am honored to join the board,” said Frandsen. “Monterey Gourmet Foods has impressive brands, products and people. My goal is to help management expand the potential value of these brands and to guide the company through the next growth phase.”
Since 1994, Frandsen has served as president and CEO of New Season Foods, Inc. in Forest Grove, OR. He purchased New Season Foods in 1998 and repositioned the business to focus on custom vegetable ingredients sold to food manufacturers in Japan and Asia. Then in 2007, Frandsen successfully sold New Season Foods to Ajinomoto Co., Inc., the largest food company in Japan and one of the largest in the world, continuing as president and CEO. Frandsen also owns and operates the Grove Commerce Center, an industrial park for food processing and technology-related companies as well as regional manufacturing and service businesses. He has served as chairman of the Northwest Food Processors Association and as a director of the American Frozen Food Institute. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Association for Corporate Growth, the board of trustees for Pacific University, and as vice chairman of TOC Management Services.
Frandsen earned a bachelor of science in finance and international business from the University of Oregon and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He also graduated from Nyenrode Business Universiteit in The Netherlands.