Lobster industry veteran Annie Tselikis joins Cousins Maine Lobster
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Cousins Maine Lobster (CML) announced on Thursday, 29 April that it is bringing Maine Lobster Dealers Association (MLDA) Executive Director Annie Tselikis on board as its newest hire.
The appointment will help deepen the nine-year-old company’s “connection to the industry in Maine,” it said in a press release. Tselikis, a 15-year Maine lobster industry veteran, will take on a newly-created role focusing on marketing, education, and franchisee engagement for CML.
Alongside her new role with CML, Tselikis will continue her work as executive director for MLDA, a position she has held since 2014, she confirmed to SeafoodSource. Most recently, Tselikis and MLDA members launched a 10-week workforce training program to recruit people into lobster supply chain jobs in Maine. Her career so far has seen Tselikis deeply involved in marketing Maine lobster, industry advocacy, government affairs, and econ
Cousins Maine Lobster founders starring in new Food Network series set to premiere this weekend
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Food Truck Rehab, a new Food Network show premiering on Sunday, 11 April, will follow Cousins Maine Lobster founders Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac as they share their expertise and ideas with struggling food truck owners hoping to bring their businesses back from the “brink of financial ruin.”
Tselikis and Lomac, who are cousins, aren’t unfamiliar with the spotlight of reality TV – they pitched their food truck business concept, which features lobster and seafood offerings, on the hit ABC series “Shark Tank” in 2016, and received backing from American bigwig businesswoman Barbara Ann Corcoran. Initially, Cousins Maine Lobster consisted of a single food truck in Los Angeles, California. In the years since Tselikis and Lomac appeared on Shark Tank, the company has expanded to 20 trucks in 13 cities throughout the U.S., according to its website.