Eric Hintz joins O’dang Foods and The Jersey Tomato Co. as Chief Executive Officer during a time of unprecedented growth and expansion for both consumer brands within the Keen Growth Capital portfolio.
Eric has more than 20 years of executive experience in consumer packaged goods, serving in senior leadership roles at Pinnacle Foods, Reckitt Benckiser, and several other companies. His general management and marketing experience spans commercial and operational turnarounds on businesses ranging from $5MM to over $1B. In Eric’s prior position, he led the Frozen Division of Pinnacle Foods (including the $1.3B Birds Eye frozen vegetable brand) and his experience crosses a range of businesses in both size and complexity including small regional brands and more established brands such as Frank’s RedHot, French’s Mustard, Vlasic Pickles, Duncan Hines Baking, Mrs. Butterworth’s Syrup, Mrs. Paul’s Frozen Seafood, Armour Canned Meat and Smart Balance Spreads.
Most recently, at Pinnacle Foods, he successfully helped lead a multi-year turnaround by stewarding and driving strategic business revitalization, breakthrough innovation and margin-enhancing productivity resulting in industry-leading share gains and sales and profit growth.
Eric earned his MBA from Emory University, Goizueta Business School, and his BA in International Relations from Connecticut College.
“Eric brings just the right mix of entrepreneurial energy and sound leadership skills to these emerging brands that will undoubtedly drive sustained growth and value to all stakeholders. We are fortunate to have him join the team and look forward to much success in the years ahead.” - Jerry Bello, Founder + CEO, Keen Growth Capital
“I am very excited to join the team at Keen Growth Capital and specifically to lead the O’dang Foods and The Jersey Tomato Co. businesses. They are fantastic brands that are in the forefront of consumer trends and preferences around great taste, quality and better-for-you ingredients and are well positioned to move to the next level of growth.” - Eric Hintz, CEO of O’dang Foods + The Jersey Tomato Co.
About O’dang Foods™
O’dang offers a new-to-category innovation with its line of premium hummus dressings. With real chickpeas as the first ingredient, O’dang dressings offer full-flavor, plant-based dressings with lower sodium, lower fat and fewer calories. O’dang dressings contain whole ingredients and have no fillers, they are non-GMO and gluten-free. Available at retailers nationwide including: Big Y, Bristol Farms, Central Market, Fairway, The Fresh Market, Fresh Thyme, Gelson's, Harris Teeter, Hy-Vee, Ingles, Jewel, King's, Raley’s, Walmart and Weis, O’dang dressings retail for $4.99 per bottle. Join the hummus revolution on all major social media channels @odangfoods and visit www.odangfoods.com
About The Jersey Tomato Co.™
The Jersey Tomato Co. partnered with renowned chef and notable ‘Top Chef’ Head Judge Tom Colicchio for the brand’s 2020 relaunch, complete with new packaging featuring Colicchio. The tomato sauce line offers Jersey tomato-based products which emphasize vine-ripened, garden-fresh taste and naturally healthful attributes. Having entered the marketplace in 2010, the brand is currently in over 1,200 retail stores nationwide, with the following flavor profiles available to consumers: Marinara, Tomato Basil and Spicy. A brand-new Roasted Garlic flavor is launching in May 2020. The Jersey Tomato Co. sauces are naturally low in sodium, with no fillers or additives resulting in a clean label product. The Jersey Tomato Co. sauces are all gluten free, Non-GMO, naturally low in sodium, vegan, and certified Kosher, and they have no added sugars, no citric acid, and zero preservatives. Available at retailers including Bristol Farms, Sprouts, Fairway, Stop & Shop, ShopRite and more. For a full list of retailers visit www.jerseytomatoco.com and follow the brand at @TheJerseyTomatoCo
