The Manischewitz Company on April 6 announced the appointment of David L. Yale as president and chief executive officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the two operating subsidiaries of TMCI Holdings, The Manischewitz Company and Cuisine Innovations.
Yale is a respected food and beverage industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience with companies such as Nestle and Kraft Foods/Nabisco, where he headed the Planters Snacks Division, as well as the Condiments Unit, featuring A.1 steak sauce and Grey Poupon mustard. He also was president of the Snacks Division of the Hain Celestial Group and, more recently, managing partner of Oceanview Partners (a joint venture with AEA Investors LLC, a leading private equity firm).
Paul Bensabat, board member and interim CEO, declared: "We are delighted to have an individual of David's stature on board with us. His experience, dynamic leadership and vision are great assets which will benefit our companies substantially as we continue on an aggressive growth path."
Yale said, "I am very excited by the opportunity to join The Manischewitz Company and Cuisine Innovations and look forward to working with the team and our customer partners to further build such iconic brands as Manischewitz and Cohen's."
Yale holds a MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor of arts degree from Brandeis University, where he graduated cum laude.
The Manischewitz Company is a 120-year-old branded food manufacturer and marketer and is the largest processed kosher food company in North America. It markets Manischewitz, Season, Rokeach, Guiltless Gourmet, Horowitz Margareten, Mishpacha, Goodman's, Mrs. Adler's, Mother's, Carmel, Croydon House, and Jason brand products. Cuisine Innovations is one of the leading frozen hors d'oeuvres and other frozen specialty food manufacturer, operating both in the foodservice and retail arenas with major brands such as Cohen's and Ratner's.