Pete la Rose

Pete La Rose has extensive experience in sales and business development, primarily in the food industry. Pete is currently the Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Hickory Harvest Foods. Prior to that, they held the position of Vice President of Commercial Sales and Business Development at Byrnes & Kiefer Company & CarolinaCookie.com from 2017 to 2022. Before that, they were the Director of Sales and Business Development at Azteca Foods, Inc from 2016 to 2017. Pete also served as the Director of Sales and Brand Development at Snyder's-Lance, Inc from 2010 to 2015. Pete started their career at The Kraft Heinz Company, where they held various roles including Revenue Growth Manager-Trade Marketing, Region Sales Manager-Central US, and Revenue Growth Manager-Trade Marketing from 2006 to 2010. Pete also worked as a Region Planner-Trade Marketing at Kraft Foods from 2002 to 2006 and as a Category Manager at Nabisco from 1996 to 2002.

Pete La Rose holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Business Management/Economics from the University of Vermont.