Meadow Foods appoints Raj Tugnait as CEO

UK dairy group Meadow Foods has announced the appointment of Raj Tugnait as its next CEO.

                                  Raj Tugnait

Tugnait succeeds Mark Chantler, who will move to the comapny’s board as a non-executive director and significant shareholder once Tugnait takes up the role in May.

Tugnait has worked in the food industry since 1998. Most recently, he took up the role of CEO at Sysco Specialty Group.

Current Meadow Foods CEO, Mark Chantler, said: “I feel immensely privileged to have led Meadow Foods in its transition from a family dairy business to the market-leading ingredients business we have today”.

He continued: “The business now incorporates six divisions across four sites, 450 employees, 350 active customers and thousands of suppliers. Meadow Foods is stronger, more diverse and more financially secure than ever before and we feel now is the time for an experienced and entrepreneurial operator to lead us through this next phase of growth.”