Troy Hudgson has been named the Vice President, Category Development for Fonterra Ingredients North America. Fonterra is a cooperative based in New Zealand.
Mr. Hudgson will be based at Fonterra North America’s corporate headquarters in Chicago, Ill. He will oversee Fonterra’s regional growth strategies for categories, including bars and snack foods, ingredients for cheese, cheese for meals, cultured foods, pediatric nutrition, organics and functional beverages. In addition, he will create annual marketing and innovation plans to support consumer and customer insights in the United States.
Mr. Hudgson is transitioning from his role as the Marketing and Channel Development Manager for Fonterra’s Global Foodservice division, and will report directly to Martin Bates, President of Fonterra Ingredients North America.
“Troy has been recognized as playing a key role with his successful work in global foodservice that align well to our category development strategies in the United States,” said Martin Bates, President, Fonterra Ingredients North America. “His work has resulted in the creation of a marketing strategy that has resulted in the growth of the global foodservice business. We are confident that Troy will effectively be able to implement this knowledge into his new position and positively support Fonterra’s innovative products development pipeline.”
Prior to his foodservice role at Fonterra, Hudgson worked in business development at Genesis Research and Development, and CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition in Australia.
Source: NPI Center