Craig Burns

Craig Burns serves as the Senior Director of Quality Assurance at Carolina Beverage Group since March 2021, leading the development and execution of quality assurance, regulatory, and food safety programs across manufacturing and warehouse locations. Prior experience includes roles at Nestlé from July 2005 to March 2021, where responsibilities ranged from ensuring compliance in contract manufacturing to managing quality assurance teams and laboratory operations. Craig's career also includes significant positions at Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream from October 1999 to July 2005, focusing on quality leadership and systems management in various manufacturing environments. Early career experience includes managing quality systems in food production at L.k. Bowman / Hanover Foods. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Food Science from Penn State University.