BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$471.3M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a diversified portfolio of high-quality, shelf-stable foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. B&G Foods' products include hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, spices, seasonings, marinades, hot sauces, wine vinegar, maple syrup, molasses, salad dressings, Mexican-style sauces, taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles, peppers and other specialty food products. B&G Foods competes in the retail grocery, food service, specialty, private label, club and mass merchandiser channels of distribution. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods' products are marketed under many recognized brands, including Ac'cent, B&G, B&M, Brer Rabbit, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Emeril's, Grandma's Molasses, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, Ortega, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, Sa-son, Trappey's, Underwood, Vermont Maid and Wright's.

President & CEO
David L. Wenner
Number of Employees 744
Contact Information

4 Gatehall Dr Ste 110

Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-4522

www.bgfoods.com

(973) 401-6500

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing: 311999

Recent Events

  • B&G Foods Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • B&G Foods announces regular dividend of USD0.17 per share

    10/15/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David L. Wenner President & CEO
Robert C. Cantwell CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance
Albert J. Soricelli Executive Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Planning
David H. Burke Executive Vice President, Sales
James Brown Executive Vice President, Manufacturing
Bill Wright Vice President, Quality Assurance
Marvin Schwinder Director, Marketing
Brandi Unchester Product Manager
Carol Cambria Credit Manager
Maxine Buckelew Senior Product Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Stephen C. Sherrill Chairman
Alfred Poe Board of Directors
Cynthia T. Jamison Board of Directors
James R. Cantwell Board of Directors
James R. Chambers Board of Directors
Nicholas B. Dunphy Board of Directors

David Wenner is President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods, positions he has held since March 1993, and has been a director since August 1997. Mr. Wenner joined the company in 1989 as Assistant to the President and was directly responsible for our distribution and Bloch & Guggenheimer operations. In 1991, he was promoted to Vice President. He continued to be responsible for distribution and assumed responsibility for all company operations. Prior to joining B&G Foods, Mr. Wenner spent 13 years at Johnson & Johnson in supervision and management positions, responsible for manufacturing, maintenance and purchasing. Mr. Wenner is active in industry trade groups and has served as President of Pickle Packers International.

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. President & CEO Current
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current
B&G Foods Holdings President & CEO Former

Robert Cantwell is the Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of B&G Foods, and has been a director since August 2005. Mr. Cantwell joined B&G Foods in 1983 as the Assistant Vice President of Finance. In that position, Mr. Cantwell had responsibility for all financial reporting, including budgeting. Mr. Cantwell was promoted to his current position in 1991, assuming full responsibility for all financial matters, as well as management information systems, data processing, administration and corporate human resources. Prior to joining B&G Foods, Mr. Cantwell spent four years at Deloitte & Touche, where he received accreditation as a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance Current
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current
B&G Foods Holdings CFO & Executive Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Planning Current

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales Current

James Brown is Executive Vice President of Manufacturing of B&G Foods and has 29 years of experience in manufacturing with B&G Foods and Polaner. Mr. Brown has been responsible for all manufacturing at the Roseland facility since 1981. In 1994, he assumed responsibility for B&G Foods' other manufacturing facilities. Prior to joining Polaner in 1972, Mr. Brown worked at Kraft Foods for two years as a project engineer and spent four years in the U.S. Navy.

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Executive Vice President, Manufacturing Current

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Vice President, Quality Assurance Current

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Director, Marketing Current
B&G Foods, Inc. Director, Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Product Manager Current

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Credit Manager Current

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Senior Product Manager Current

Stephen C. Sherrill is a founder and Managing Director of BRS. Previously, he was an officer of CVC from 1983 through 1994. Prior to joining CVC, he was an associate at the New York law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He earned his BA at Yale University and his JD at Columbia Law School. Mr. Sherrill is a director of B&G Foods, Inc., HealthPlus Corporation, MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc., Seroyal, Inc., Eurofresh, Inc., Remington Arms Company, Inc., Airxcel Holdings, Inc., and Lazy Days' RV Center, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. Managing Director Current
B&G Foods, Inc. Chairman Current
B&G Foods, Inc. Director Current
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lazy Days RV Center, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Eurofresh, Inc. Director Current
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. Director Current
Lazy Days Rev Center, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Remington Arms Company, Inc. Director Current
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. founder Former
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. Manager Former
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Associate Former
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. Officer Former
Columbia University Law School Jd Former
Yale University BA Former

Alfred Poe has been a director of B&G Foods since 1997. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Aja Restaurant Corp., serving as such since 1999. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Superior Nutrition Corporation, a provider of nutrition products, from 1997 to 2002. He was Chairman of the Board of the MenuDirect Corporation, a provider of specialty meals for people on restricted diets, from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Poe was a Corporate Vice President of Campbell's Soup Company from 1991 through 1996. From 1993 through 1996, he was the President of Campbell's Meal Enhancement Group. From 1982 to 1991, Mr. Poe held various positions, including Vice President, Brands Director and Commercial Director with Mars, Inc. Mr. Poe also serves on the Board of Directors of Centerplate, Inc. (AMEX).

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Cynthia Jamison has been a director of B&G Foods since 2004. Ms. Jamison is a partner with Tatum CFO Partners, LLC. Ms. Jamison served as chief financial officer of Cosi, Inc. from July 2004 to August 2005. As a Tatum partner, she served as the chief financial officer of Savista Corporation (formerly eMac Digital, LLC), a software/BPO company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co from August 2003 to July 2004. Prior to Savista, she was chief operating officer of SurePayroll, Inc., an internet payroll company, from August 2002 to August 2003. She has previously held several additional chief financial officer positions, including at Near North Insurance, Inc., an insurance company, from March 2002 to July 2002; CultureWorx, Inc., a software company, from August 2000 to February 2002; Illinois Superconductor Corporation, a telecommunications company, from August 1999 to August 2000; and Chart House Enterprises, a restaurant company, from June 1998 to April 1999. From 1981 to 1998 she held various financial positions at Allied Domecq Retailing USA, Kraft General Foods, and Arthur Andersen. Ms. Jamison sits on the board of directors at Tractor Supply Company, Inc. (NASDAQ), where she chairs the compensation committee and sits on the audit committee. She previously held a board seat at Horizon Organic Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ), where she sat on the company’s audit and compensation committees.

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current

James Chambers has been a director of B&G Foods since 2001. Mr. Chambers has been President, Americas Confectionary of Cadbury Schweppes plc since July 2005. Mr. Chambers was President and Chief Executive Officer of Remy Amerique, Inc., a subsidiary of Remy Cointreau from 2002 to 2005. Prior to Remy, Mr. Chambers was Chief Executive Officer of Paxonix, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MeadWestvaco Inc. from 2001 to 2002. During 2000, he was Chief Executive Officer and President of Netgrocer.com, Inc., an online grocery retailer. Prior to that, Mr. Chambers was Group President of Information Resources, Inc., one of the largest research consultancies in the United States, from 1997 to 1999. From 1981 through 1996, Mr. Chambers held various positions with Nabisco, Inc., including President-Refrigerated Foods, Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Service and Vice President, Information Technology.

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
B&G Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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