Mr. Carter assumes the role from Luis Viso, who joined The Marzetti Company as Chief Supply Chain Officer in 2023 and will retire later this year.
Manteigaria also signalled ambitious local growth plans, aiming to open six locations in Hong Kong by the end of 2027, with InvestHK providing market support and supplier introductions to facilitate the rollout.
The initiative builds on prior progress, including the near-complete elimination of artificial colors and flavors from many bread, bun and breakfast items.
June featured sustainability updates, strategic regional expansion and product innovation.
June witnessed an extraordinary wave of consolidation, multi-billion-dollar mergers, and massive capital expenditures across both the supply-side ingredients sector and industrial baking manufacturing.