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Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.

is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B

Private
US

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President & Chief Executive Officer

Randy C. Papadellis

Number of Employees 2,000

Contact Information

1 Ocean Spray Dr

Lakeville, Massachusetts 02347-1339

oceanspray.com

(508) 946-1000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Fruit and Vegetable Canning: 311421

Recent Events

Edward Gelsthorpe, Master Marketer, Dies at 88

9/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

ocean spray cranberries inc. - All News and Analysis

Chilled cranberries line.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc)(Brief article)

- 2007-03-01

Ocean Spray released Ocean Spray Grower's Reserve, an all-natural line of super-premium refrigerated juices to be distributed in the produce section. The line comprises six flavors, including no-added sugar varieties, in 15.2-ounce plastic bottles. Simply Squeezed Cranberry, Carrot Mango & Cranberry, Blueberry Pomegranate & Cranberry,...

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Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. to build $50M plant in Wisconsin Rapids

- 2006-11-21

While maybe not completely serendipitous, Ocean Spray's decision to build a $50 million plant in Wisconsin Rapids is the product of at least one happy coincidence. Ocean Spray needs Craisins, and cranberries were a bumper crop this year in the Wisconsin Rapids...

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Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc

- 2004-11-01

* Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. (Lakeville, Mass.) named Kenneth G. Romanzi senior vice president of the cooperative's domestic food and beverage business.

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Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. has finalized the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Milne Fruit Products, Inc. to Wyckoff Farms, Inc

- 2004-10-18

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. has finalized the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Milne Fruit Products, Inc. to Wyckoff Farms, Inc. The companies had announced a purchase-and-sale agreement in April. Financial terms of the sale are not being publicly divulged, the companies said. Milne is one of the larger fruit processing...

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Healthy cranberry.(Ocean Spray Cranberries incorporation)(Brief Article)

- 2004-09-01

Ocean Spray predicts a strong growth for cranberry-based products in Europe, particularly in France, following the approval of the first ever health claim for cranberry by the French government's food safety authority AFSSA [Agence francaise de securite sanitaire des aliments]. In a ruling [Avis 2003-SA-0056] issued...

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Ocean Spray Cranberries rejects joint venture with Pepsi Cola Co.(Vending Market Watch)

- 2004-07-01

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.'s grower-owners rejected a proposal to pursue final negotiations of a PepsiCo Inc. joint venture. In a press release, Ocean Spray said its members voted 52 to 48 percent to turn down the venture, preferring instead to continue operating as an independent, farmer-owned...

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Ocean Spray rejects PepsiCo deal.(Industry Issues)(Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.)(PepsiCo Inc.)(Brief Article)

- 2004-07-01

Independent Ocean Spray grower/owners will remain that way after narrowly rejecting a deal to form a joint venture with PepsiCo. Members of the Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass.-based cooperative voted 52 percent to 48 percent against the proposed venture. Reinforcing the decision, Ocean Spray announced it will...

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Six-color cranberry can labels get saucy: Ocean Spray Cranberries catches the wave of new packaging being printed using Fort Dearborn Co.'s HiColour proprietary six-color printing process, adding some kick to its whole berry and jellied cranberry sauce la

- 2003-12-01

Pioneering shelf stable cranberry sauce in the 1930s, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, MA, has a king history of product and packaging innovation. For the 21st century, modifying its canned sauce packaging for flexibility and cost savings involved the use of a flowering new label-printing technology...

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Ocean Spray Cranberries Shakes Up Management.

- 2003-03-22

By Chris Reidy, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 22--Embattled Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. confirmed yesterday that it will have a new, temporary leader, president Randy Papadellis, and that it has laid off four of its 14 vice presidents....

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Members of a new board of directors preparing to take the reins at Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc

- 2003-03-17

Members of a new board of directors preparing to take the reins at Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. say they're open to all options as the cooperative struggles with shrinking demand and slumping prices. A sale of the Ocean Spray brand is among the possibilities, said Gary Dempze, a new board...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Randy C. Papadellis	President & Chief Executive Officer
Ken Romanzi	Senior Vice President and Domestic Chief Operating Officer
Tim Chan	CFO
Katie Morey	Vice President, HR
Larry Martin	Vice President of Marketing
Margerite Copel	Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs
Michael Stamatakos	Ocean Spray Vice President of Operations
Jared Konstanty	Director, Marketing
Keith Benoit	Director
Pam Hamlin	Managing Partner & Director, Accounting Management
Robert Carrell	Director, MIS
Cindy Taccini	Manager
Dan Thunberg	Ocean Spray's Grapefruit Juice Marketing Manager
Edwin Stepp	Sales and Marketing Manager
Chris Phillips	Public Affairs
Jerome J. Jenko	Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Sherwood Johnson	Chairman
Thomas S. Summer	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	President & Chief Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Senior Vice President and Domestic Chief Operating Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	CFO	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Vice President, HR	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Vice President of Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Ocean Spray Vice President of Operations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Director, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Director	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Managing Partner & Director, Accounting Management	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Director, MIS	Current
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Director, MIS	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Ocean Spray's Grapefruit Juice Marketing Manager	Current

Array

Organization	Position	Status
Vision Media Productions	Director of Marketing & Development	Current
Recourse Communications Inc.	Sales and Marketing Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Public Affairs	Current
United States Patent and Trademark Office	patent examiner	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Chairman	Current

Mr. Jenko recently retired as senior vice president, general counsel, secretary and director of The Pillsbury Company. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the firm, having handled more than 150 mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures in sizes ranging from $3 million to $3 billion.

Organization	Position	Status
Lazard Middle Market	Senior Advisor	Current
Helms & Co.	Senior Advisor	Current
Metris Companies Inc.		Current
Michael Foods, Inc.	Director	Current
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Director	Current
Commodity Specialists Company Inc.	Director	Current
Papetti	Director	Current
Lazard Middle Market	Board of Directors	Current
Deco-Pak Limited	Director	Current
Pillsbury	Senior Vice President, General Counsel	Former
General Mills, Inc.		Former
United Pet Supply Inc.		Former
Pillsbury	Secretary	Former
Seton Hall University	doctorate degree	Former
University of Minnesota	Bachelor's Degree In Chemical Engineering	Former

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Home Properties Inc.	Director of the Company	Current
NYSE Group, Inc.		Current
Greatbatch, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc.	Director	Current
Electrochem Commercial Power	Board of Directors	Current
Aids Rochester, Inc.	Director	Current
Home Properties Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Roberts Trading Corp.	Cfo	Former
Constellation Brands, Inc.	Executive Vice President & CFO	Former
Constellation Brands, Inc.	Executive Vice President	Former
Cardinal Health, Inc.	Corporate Vice President	Former
Cardinal Health, Inc.	Financial Management Positions	Former
PepsiCo, Inc.	Financial Management Positions	Former
Cardinal Health, Inc.	Treasurer	Former
University of Chicago	MBA Degree In Finance	Former
Harvard University	Graduate	Former
Harvard University	Bachelor’S Degree In Economics	Former

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