Eric Newman: Vice President of Sales

Eric Newman has been involved with sales and marketing in the organic foods industry for over 25 years. A long time advocate for family farmers and regional food production systems, Eric was the president of the Southwest Montana Chapter of the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) for six years. He has participated as a member of the Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO) in Helena, Montana, and is Co-chair of the Organic Trade Association's fundraising committee.

Eric's background has included management positions in institutional foodservice (Missoula School District #1) and natural foods retailing (Community Food Co-op), as well as restaurant ownership (he owned two restaurants in Montana). He currently serves as Vice President of Sales for CROPP Cooperative, the nation's largest organic farming cooperative. He oversees all Organic Valley branded sales as well as CROPP's industrial sales. Organic Valley/CROPP sales for 2004 exceeded $200 million.