California League of Food Processors elects new chair

Janet Edwards of the California-based Musco Family Olive Company, has been elected the 2017-18 chair of the California League of Food Processors (CLFP).

Edwards is only the second woman to serve as CLFP’s chair in the organization’s 112-year history. She is Musco’s vice president of operations and human resources and has worked for Musco for 30 years.

Musco Family Olive Co. is based in Tracy, California, and is a 75-year-old family business.

As new chair, Edwards said one of her priorities will be to help grow the CLFP’s membership.

Other 2017-18 CLFP officers elected were Tim Nelson of the Seneca Foods Corporation as first vice chair and Nick Kastle of VSP Products as second vice chair. Outgoing Chair Burt Fleischer of the Hilmar Cheese Company will continue as immediate past chair.