Potato and onion grower-shipper RPE Inc. has named Dave Phillips its new director of foodservice sales.
Phillips joined Bancroft, Wis.-based RPE May 4, according to a news release. He is based in the company’s office in Blackfoot.
In addition to overseeing foodservice sales, Phillips is the sales manager in both of RPE’s Idaho offices.
Phillips worked most recently as director of sales and marketing for fresh potatoes for Blackfoot-based Nonpareil Farms, where he worked for 16 years in various roles.
“As our business continues to grow, we gain a tremendous amount of value by adding talented people like Dave to our team,” Russell Wysocki, president and CEO of RPE, said in the release. “His experience and leadership will help us to co
ntinue to be one of the most progressive and innovative potato growers, shippers and packers in the country.”
Source: The Packer