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Todd Lachman
Founder and CEO of Sovos Brands
Todd is the Founder, President and CEO of Sovos Brands, a food company with a mission to acquire and build a portfolio of one-of-a-kind brands that bring consumers delicious food for joyful living. Sovos Brands acquires brands that have exciting growth potential, combining industry expertise with fresh thinking to bring its cleaner, on trend products into more homes across America. Sovos is driven by an unwavering commitment to building high performing transformative teams that lead with courage and tenacity and communicate with candor. Over the past three years, Sovos Brands has acquired Rao's Homemade, a producer of super premium pasta sauces and soups; noosa yoghurt, a producer of thick and velvety whole milk yoghurt; and Michael Angelo's, a leading producer of authentic frozen Italian entrées. For over 25 years, Todd has delivered growth and value creation for some of the biggest names in CPG – working as Global President of Mars Petcare, President of Mars Chocolate North America and Latin America, and Executive Vice President of Del Monte Foods Company. He’s also held senior management roles at H.J. Heinz Company and Procter & Gamble. Along with his professional experience, he’s an active board member with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area. And when he’s not transforming brands, you’ll probably find him out skiing, cycling or hiking with his family (and two dogs).