GRAND JUNCTION, MI - Blueberry growers’ cooperative, MBG Marketing – The Blueberry People, has announced the appointment of Orrin “Larry” Ensfield as the company’s new President and CEO. This announcement comes on the heels of then CEO Bob Hawk turning his resignation in to the MBG Board of Directors, who immediately tapped former Vice President and COO Ensfield.

Board Chairman Bill Fritz commented, “The Board is very pleased to have someone with Larry’s industry and organizational familiarity to step in and take the reins as we continue through the 2015 harvest season and move into the future.”  

Ensfield joined MBG in 2008, when he was hired as Director of Operations, adding his 30-years of experience at Campbell Soup Company’s agricultural division, and leading IQF plant operations at Coloma Frozen Foods. According to a press release, Larry has been instrumental in further development of MBG’s fresh market activity, and under his operating leadership, MBG successfully launched two IQF value-added facilities over the past two years.

In an address to the company’s  employees, Ensfield stated, “I am honored to accept this position and I anticipate a seamless transition. With the support of the MBG Board, a strong management team, and our dedicated employees, I expect to serve our cooperative’s best interests with a focus on maximizing grower returns.” 

In this new role, Ensfield will also serve on the Board of Directors of the Naturipe Farms family of companies on MBG’s behalf.  

MBG Marketing