New Ceo For Us Group J. Skinner Baking 

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US group J. Skinner Baking has appointed food-industry seasoned David Kowal arsenic its CEO.

Kowal’s astir caller executive domiciled was main executive astatine US pet-food supplier BrightPet Nutrition Group, wherever he led nan business for 3 years up to 2024.

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His profession includes much than a decade astatine different US bakery business, Dawn Food Products, arsenic good arsenic 4 years astatine Pillsbury.

J. Skinner, headquartered successful Nebraska, is owned by private-equity patient Stellex Capital Management.  

Kowal said: “My attraction will beryllium connected accelerating innovation, deepening our marketplace effect for growth, and fostering a civilization wherever bold ideas thrive. Together, we will floor plan a people towards sustainable maturation and semipermanent success.” 

J. Skinner, pinch 800 employees, makes pastries and ready-to-eat baked equipment sold done market in-store bakeries and foodservice providers. It is besides a co-manufacturer.

Joining Kowal connected nan executive squad is Dave Meltzer, who will presume nan domiciled of main commercialized serviceman astatine J. Skinner. Meltzer has been main income serviceman astatine Teasdale Latin Foods since 2022.

Meltzer added: “I spot tremendous imaginable to deepen customer relationships, grow into caller markets, and build a commercialized strategy that is some bold and sustainable.” 

Established successful 1983, J. Skinner has grown to go 1 of nan “largest” in-store bakery providers successful nan US, pinch its products disposable successful much than 30,000 unit locations nationwide, according to Stellex. 

Stellex acquired J. Skinner, which was antecedently family-owned, successful June past year. At nan clip of nan deal, Audie Keaton was J Skinner’s main executive.