Family businesses aren't always successful, but the Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. is successful because of the relationship that sisters Erin Tolefree and Cara Hughes have Black women leading the way of a Black-owned family company that touches the day-to-day lives of hundreds of millions of people in the food industry.
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Tolefree joins a select rank of African-American female C-suite executives leading American corporations
ROCHESTER, NY (December 09, 2020) Baldwin Richardson Foods, a leading manufacturer of custom food and beverage ingredients and one of the largest African-American family-owned and-operated businesses in the food industry, announces Erin Tolefree as President, a promotion from Chief Operating Officer.
Tolefree assumes the role of President and Eric G. Johnson will remain as CEO. Tolefree joins the three percent of Black women at the C-suite level and 20 percent of female C-suite executives in the food and beverage industry.
“Erin is an innovative leader with proven business acumen, dedication and the entrepreneurial spirit to successfully lead the Company into the future,” Johnson said. “It is with great pride that today I celebrate Erin, who represents the third-generation of entrepreneurial leadership in our family. Her promotion
Baldwin Richardson Foods Names Erin Tolefree President
Tolefree joins a select rank of African-American female C-suite executives leading American corporations
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Baldwin Richardson Foods, a leading manufacturer of custom food and beverage ingredients and one of the largest African-American family-owned and-operated businesses in the food industry, announces Erin Tolefree as President, a promotion from Chief Operating Officer.
Tolefree assumes the role of President and Eric G. Johnson will remain as CEO. Tolefree joins the three percent of Black women at the C-suite level and 20 percent of female C-suite executives in the food and beverage industry.