Quorn Foods has announced two new senior leadership appointments as it pushes to accelerate global growth.
The meat-free category giant said Phil Thornborrow, the new president of its US operations, and Damian McLoughlin, the new global foodservice director, would help strengthen its US operation and out-of-home channel.
Thornborrow, who moved to his new position this month from his post as QuornPro director of global foodservice, has been at Quorn for nine years, and part of the retail and foodservice industries for more than two decades.
He helped to create the QuornPro brand, drive the shift to chef-led food solutions, and unlock growth opportunities in a challenging European market, Quorn said.
The company said his understanding of its supply chains and operation model will be critical as it looks to drive transformation, scale and cost control in the US.
“By combining great-tasting food, operational discipline and close collaboration with our customers, we have a real opportunity to drive the business forward and deliver on our mission to make our nutritious sustainable protein available to all,” said Thornborrow, who called the US a “significant growth opportunity”.
McLoughlin joins QuornPro with more than 30 years of commercial and leadership experience across fmcg, foodservice, e-commerce and B2B ingredients.
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He has spent much of his career at Unilever in senior European and global roles and, more recently, led the digital transformation of Flora Food Group across Europe.
“Foodservice is evolving faster than ever, and there is real potential to unlock truly incremental growth at QuornPro, through practical innovation, customer collaboration and disciplined execution,” McLoughlin said. “I’m also delighted to have the chance to work with CEO David Flochel again.”
He continued: “QuornPro is built on strong foundations, with powerful product, nutrition and sustainability stories alongside meaningful early success across key channels.
“We can now take this to the next level.”
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