Last updated on September 13th, 2022
U.S.-based condiments brand Briannas, owned by Del Sol Foods in Brenham, Texas, has named Jay McKeown as director of finance and technology and Jenny Van Dorf as director of brand marketing.
McKeown brings more than 25 years of financial experience to Del Sol. After beginning his career in commercial banking with NationsBank N.A., McKeown has worked with several privately held companies as their CFO. Most recently, he was the CFO for Mustang Gas Compression LLC. Prior to that McKeown was a director at The Strategic CFO. He was also the VP of finance at The Marker Group and the CFO at Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc.
“We are pleased to have Jay join our team and lead Del Sol Food Co. in the areas of finance, accounting and technology,” said President and CEO Scott Eckert. “Jay’s strong background in planning and analysis in leadership roles will ensure that we make solid financial decisions toward growing the brand while meeting the needs of our employees and shareholders.”
Prior to joining Del Sol, Van Dorf was the public relations manager at Blue Bell Creameries. She has more than 13 years managing communication, media relations and crisis management.
“We are very excited to have Jenny join our team and lead our marketing efforts,” said Eckert. “Her strong background in communications, public relations and consumer messaging will help to further accelerate the growth of the Briannas brand.”
Since 1982, Briannas premium salad dressings have served retailers, distributors and foodservice clients throughout the U.S. and the world. The line of 21 gourmet dressings continues to grow in popularity among consumers who value food products made in small batches with premium ingredients. Six Briannas dressings are organic, 19 are gluten free and none of the dressings contain high fructose corn syrup or trans fats. Fourteen Briannas dressings are certified kosher.
