JACKSON, MICH. — Dawn Foods has named Melissa Bautista as vice president of manufacturing for North America and promoted Emily Gittins to vice president, global corporate controller.
Ms. Bautista joins the company from Utz Brands Inc., where she was vice president of manufacturing. Earlier, she was area vice president of operations and plant manager for Utz’s Algona, Wash., location. Before that, she spent 11 years at Frito-Lay in a number of supply chain roles. At Dawn Foods, Ms. Bautista will be responsible for building the company’s long-term manufacturing capabilities. She will report to John Schmitz, president, North America.
“Melissa brings deep manufacturing experience to this role, having worked both at the plant management level and at the leadership level overseeing multiple facilities,” Mr. Schmitz said. “Her approach to leadership and industry knowledge is a strong addition to our plant management teams across…
