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Jared Lorraine

President And COO at Nichols Farms

Jared Lorraine has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Jared is currently serving as the President and COO at Nichols Farms since March 2022. Prior to this, Lorraine worked at Wonderful Citrus from 2014 to 2022, holding various roles including Vice President of Operations and Director of Continuous Improvement. Jared played a key role in managing manufacturing, material supply, maintenance, training, and quality control for a large facility. Before that, Lorraine worked at PepsiCo from 2000 to 2014, where they held several management positions including Senior Supply Chain Planning Manager, Site Operations Manager, Site Quality Control Manager, West Division Starfleet Captain, Potato Chips Operations Processing Resource, Warehouse Operations Resource, and Production Operations Resource. Jared'sresponsibilities at PepsiCo included overseeing budgets, managing teams, improving operational efficiency, ensuring quality control, and driving profitability. Lorraine's earlier experience includes working as a Program Coordinator at American Kids Sports Center from 1994 to 2000.

Jared Lorraine obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration and Management, General from California State University, Bakersfield. Jared attended the university from 1997 to 2000. In terms of additional certifications, Jared received a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from PepsiCo in February 2008. Later, they obtained a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (ICBB) certification from George Group Consulting L P in April 2010. Recently, they achieved an Executive Leadership Certification from Cornell University in August 2021.

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Bakersfield, United States

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Nichols Farms

Since 1960, Nichols Farms has tilled the fertile soil of the San Joaquin Valley in California. Three generations of the Nichols Family work together to grow, process, package and market pistachios. We are focused on supplying the highest quality products from our farm to your customers. Our Pistachios and Almonds ship under the Nichols Farms label across the United States and to markets around the world. Under the Nichols Farms brand or your own label, your satisfaction is our number one goal.