Verus International, Inc. Announces Appointment of Andy Dhruv as President of Verus Foods
August 28, 2020 at 09:25 am EDT
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Verus International, Inc. announced appointment of Andy Dhruv to the newly-created role of President of Verus Foods (Americas). Mr. Dhruv will oversee sales, operations, and efforts of domestic product lines, including Big League Foods (“BLF”), Pachyderm Labs (“Pachyderm”), and future lines targeting the U.S. market. Mr. Dhruv is an entrepreneur with deep roots in consumer and wholesale operations, having run and built companies involved in product creation and placement over the last decade. Mr. Dhruv will have a particularly important role in the build out of the Pachyderm division as he entered the CBD business in 2018 and has been part of the industry-wide effort to build CBD distribution networks from scratch, giving him access to trends and relationships in this evolving segment. Mr. Dhruv is an expert on retail distribution, with significant relationships and experience in a variety of product categories, particularly at the convenience store level. In addition to this senior position, Verus has been increasing its staffing at its Pachyderm division to manage expected growth.
Verus International, Inc. is a multi-line consumer packaged goods (CPG) company developing branded product lines in the United States and on a global basis. The Company is focused on international consumer packaged goods, foodstuff distribution and wholesale trade. The Company markets its consumer food products under its own brand primarily to supermarkets, hotels, and other members of the wholesale trade. The Company provides frozen foods, particularly meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and French fries with beverages. It also provides cold-storage facilities and is seeking sources for fresh fruit, produce and similar perishables, as well as other consumer packaged foodstuffs. The Company has its regional presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and sub-Saharan Africa, with deep roots in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which includes the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.