March 14, 2013

Quantum Foods has appointed Peter Brooks Brown as its president, effective immediately.

For 21 years, Brown held various executive positions with Cargill Inc., and most recently worked as vice president, business manager in Wichita, Kan.  He was responsible for Cargill's rapidly growing cooked and processed meat business with an emphasis on food service national accounts, regional chains, c-store, K-12, retail deli, meat and department and clubs

In his new position, Brown will work closely with Founder and CEO Edward Bleka and the senior management team to further accelerate Quantum Foods' growth and international expansion.

While at Cargill, Brown was complex general manager of meat processing locations in Texas and Arkansas. He held positions in operations, research and development, sales, and commercial management.

Quantum Foods, a leading independent custom provider of value-added proteins, produces portion controlled, ready-to-cook and value-added fully cooked protein products made from beef, poultry and pork.