Amy’s Kitchen has hired Xavier Unkovic as its new global president and director of domestic sales. The former Mars Inc. executive is reporting directly to company founders Andy and Rachel Berliner, and will work closely with them to build upon the brand’s 30-year legacy as a values-driven family-owned business.
Petaluma, California-headquartered Amy’s has been a pioneer of the organic food movement and has developed methods to efficiently produce organic frozen home-style products in a large scale.
Amy’s has more than 250 products in the US market, and continues to develop export channels in over 23 counties abroad. Its range of products includes frozen entrees, bowls, pizzas and burritos, as well as canned organic soups and beans, salsa, pasta sauce, and candy. Amy’s third production plant opened in Pocatello, Idaho, in 2015, and over the next year, the company is focused on bringing it to full capacity.
Amy’s is also developing a plant in Goshen, New York, as it strengthens support for its East Coast distribution. These investments in the business, alongside strong new leadership, are designed to support the company’s high level of innovation and the growth of the organic food market.
Xavier Unkovic“Our driving purpose is to make eating well easy for everyone. That passion is supported by the values that have made the company a leader in the organic food industry for the last three decades,” said Unkovic. “Quality and integrity are at the core of everything we do, and those values are essential to how we serve consumers – as well as how we build long-term partnerships with our suppliers.”
Meanwhile, Amy’s has promoted Justin Neal to lead the company’s sales force in the United States as director of domestic sales.
“Justin’s experience navigating the brand through periods of significant growth, combined with his understanding of the quality that Amy’s brings to its categories, make him an invaluable leader for the team,” said CEO Andy Berliner.
