President

Steve Parnell is President of Fresherized Foods, and responsible for all HPP Food Operations in the U.S., Mexico and South America.

A lead-by-example manager and proponent of empowerment and accountability, his creative and operational strength along with an outstanding management team have helped the company achieve significant sales and profit growth, year after year.

Prior to joining Fresherized Foods, Parnell spent more than 20 years in the food industry. Recent roles included positions as Director of Produce Operations (Southern U.S. Region) for Albertsons Inc. and Division Sales Manager (Texas Division) for Albertsons Inc. These positions included management of all personnel procurement and merchandising functions as well as achieving quarterly Sales and Profit Targets.

Fresherized Foods has been recognized around the world for its innovation, leadership and commercialization in HPP processing.

Parnell finds that the most rewarding part of his job is working in a company with the same entrepreneurial spirit that Don Bowden started the company with over 10 years ago.

A dedicated family man, Steve and his wife of more than 24 years have two daughters.