CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McLane Foodservice today announced the appointment of Scott Siers as Vice President of Business Development. Scott’s primary objective at McLane will be new business growth.

Scott comes to McLane with more than 23 years of experience in sales development and marketing within the foodservice industry. The last seven years of Scott’s career have been with PepsiCo, where he held key roles in brand positioning, business development and general management. Most recently, as Vice President of Industry Relations and Business Development, Scott led sales and marketing activities for all PepsiCo brands within the restaurant and hospitality industry.

“Scott’s restaurant industry relationships and track record in developing new business uniquely position him to act as a catalyst for growing our foodservice business. We are glad to have him join our team,” said Susan Adzick, McLane’s VP of Sales and Marketing.

Scott currently serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the Society for Foodservice Management and The Restaurant Leadership Advisory Board. He has been the recipient of both the International Foodservice Manufacturer Association’s President’s Award and Key Person Award. Most recently, he received the Society for Foodservice Management’s 2009 Robert Pacifico Above and Beyond Award. Scott also gives his time to the Culinary Institute of America, where he is a member of their Society of Fellows. Scott is a graduate of Western Kentucky University.

“Joining McLane gives me a great opportunity to leverage long-term relationships I’ve developed across a variety of key industry groups, while creating new ones that coincide with McLane’s strategic objectives,” said Siers. “I look forward to joining the McLane team and developing new business.”

About McLane:

McLane is a $34 billion supply chain services leader, providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions for thousands of convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and military locations, as well as thousands of chain restaurants throughout the United States. With 38 modern distribution centers and one of the nation’s largest private fleets, the company optimizes the purchase, flow and sale of products from thousands of suppliers to over 60,000 locations. Every year, McLane delivers over 10 billion pounds of merchandise to satisfied customers in every state and county in the U.S. The company also provides logistics services in Brazil and exports to 34 countries around the world. McLane is a wholly owned unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK - News) and employs 15,000 teammates globally. For more information, please visit www.mclaneco.com.

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