Ready Pac Foods promotes from within to fill chief operating officer role

Ready Pac Foods has appointed Peter Laport as its chief operating officer. Laport joined Ready Pac Foods in 2014 as chief supply chain officer, responsible for company-wide, end-to-end operations with 85 percent of Ready Pac employees under his purview.

“In this role, Pete will be able to accelerate his focus on ensuring our people, facilities and operations processes are ready for the next generation of operational excellence at Ready Pac Foods,” said CEO Tony Sarsam.

Prior to Ready Pac Foods, Laport was vice president of global supply chain and manufacturing for Dunkin Brands (Dunkin Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream) supporting 18,000 store locations in 60 countries, focusing on innovation, commercialization, efficient manufacturing and supply chain optimization. Prior to Dunkin Brands, he held various supply chain leadership roles at Nestlé USA throughout the United States during his 15-year tenure and also led quality systems for PepsiCo previously.