Last updated on June 13th, 2024
Berner Food & Beverage LLC, a private label and contract manufacturing supplier of food and beverage products based in Dakota, Illinois, has named Kelly Diamond as VP of operations.
“Kelly Diamond is a valued member of our team, and I can’t wait to see the impact her efforts as VP of operations will have on our dynamic organization,” said Kurt Seagrist, CEO. “She is a proven performance-driven operations and continuous improvement leader, and she really focuses on team development. We are confident that with Kelly’s experience and dedication, she will deliver excellent operational results for the Berner team and our customers.”
As VP of operations, Diamond is responsible for overseeing day-to-day company operations while she works to define and implement operations strategy to further evolve Berner processes. She manages quarterly and annual budgeting processes with P&L responsibilities, while monitoring performance to proactively identify efficiency issues and propose solutions. Diamond uses her years of experience, knowledge of all phases of operations and cross functional collaboration to deliver sustainable best-in-class results.
Before joining Berner in 2017, Diamond spent nearly a decade at Dean Foods. She also brings experience from positions at Woodward Inc. and Anderson Packaging Inc. She earned a bachelor’s degree in technical and scientific communication from Michigan Technical University and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
Berner Food & Beverage provides a single source of supply for both store brand products and contract manufacturing. Its recent 200,000-square-foot production and warehouse addition increases capabilities, making Berner Food & Beverage a single-source partner for food and beverages including processed dips, sauces, aerosol cheese and RTD coffees and teas. Its facilities are USDA approved, SQF2000 Level III, HACCP certified and meet the standards of virtually every major retailer in North America.
For more information on Berner Food & Beverage, visit bernerfoods.com.
