LT Foods Americas
Andrew Cops has extensive experience in the food industry, with a focus on marketing and product development. Andrew currently holds the position of SVP Sales, Marketing & Product Development at LT Foods Americas. Prior to this, they served as SVP Marketing & Product Development and VP of Marketing at the same company. Before joining LT Foods Americas, Andrew worked at Mars as the Vice President of Marketing for their Food U.S. division. Andrew also held the roles of Global Brand Director for UNCLE BEN'S® and Senior Brand Manager for UNCLE BEN'S® U.S. at Mars. Prior to Mars, they worked at Ventura Foods as a Senior Brand Manager for Dressings & Oils and as a Brand Manager for MARIE'S® Salad Dressing. Andrew began their career at Del Monte Foods, Inc. as an Associate Brand Manager for DEL MONTE® Vegetables.
Andrew Cops attended Duke University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy and Economics. After completing their undergraduate studies, they furthered their education at the USC Marshall School of Business, where they obtained an MBA degree with a focus on Marketing and Finance.
LT Foods Americas
In 1950, the founder of LT Foods, Shri Raghunath Arora, established a business built on five integral principles of business: commitment to innovation, passion for excellence, personal ownership, customer centricity and business ethics. These five principles have guided our journey from a single Basmati rice mill to a globally recognized expert in rice and grains. Today, LT Foods is one of the few global companies that oversees the harvesting, milling, processing and distribution of our foods. We take pride in knowing where each grain of our rice comes from. As an example, LT Foods works hand in hand with 4,500 farmers across 400 villages and 50,000 acres of land in the Madhya Pradesh region of India to grow our rice, and we employ the highest levels of quality control to ensure only the best goes into our products. We have forged strong, direct ties with our farmers and strive to give back to the communities that grow our rice through a number of corporate social responsibility programs. Since the beginning, LT Foods has established Basmati cultivation awareness programs that aim to educate farmers on sustainable, natural farming practices along with providing villages with economic assistance and ensuring farmers receive the best price per acre for their crop. From Royal®, to ecoLife® organics to our specialty brands, LT Foods is dedicated to providing the very best farm-to-fork experience for families to enjoy.