Handrich brings more than 30 years of food industry experience to the position. Since 2015, he was vice president of emerging markets, domestic and international, for Butterball LLC. The job included the development of strategic growth plans for the company’s domestic and international markets.
“I’m excited about joining Daily’s Premium Meats, and growing the business by building on its hallmark reputation of outstanding quality and customer service,” Handrich said.
Handrich is succeeding Kelly Hattan who died in September.
Before 2015, Handrich led Butterball’s national account foodservice sales for eight years as vice president and held similar positions with ConAgra, Pinahs Co. Inc, and Kraft/Oscar Mayer. Handrich started his food industry career as a food service sales representative with Kraft Foods after graduating from the University of Houston with a master’s degree in business administration. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from the Univ. of Wisconsin.