Schwan Food Company, the US frozen foods firm, has announced that president and chief executive officer Lenny Pippin is to leave the company with immediate effect.

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Pippin joined Schwan in November 1999 and became one of the few outsiders to run the company in its 50-year history. The company has not given a reason for Pippin’s departure. Greg Flack will become the interim chief executive of the multi-billion dollar privately-held company.


Flack, currently president of global consumer brands at the company, joined Schwan in 1987 as national foodservice marketing manager and rose through the ranks.


The Minnesota-based company is known for its gold delivery trucks carrying the image of a swan and its popular Red Baron, Tony’s and Freschetta brand pizzas.

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