Hail Merry Names James Moss Senior Vice President of Sales

DALLAS - Sept. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Hail Merry is pleased to announce that food sales industry executive James Moss has joined the company as its senior vice president-sales. Hail Merry produces and distributes award-winning snacks and desserts through a unique production facility and operational processes that make certified gluten-free, non-GMO and vegan products.

“With the expanding distribution of Hail Merry’s products into more retailers and sales channels, James Moss is a strategic hire for our company,” said Hail Merry CEO Sarah Palisi Chapin. “James’ expertise in sales, brokerage, distribution management and channel strategies will be instrumental in helping Hail Merry optimize its near-term growth opportunities as well as strategies for our future.”

Chapin added, “James will be responsible for strategic sales management and will manage Hail Merry’s sales force, IGNITE; oversee our broker, Presence Marketing and have responsibility for managing sales across all existing and new channels. In addition, he leads field demos and activation, which we value as critical in order to support our retailers while introducing our award-winning recipes to grow new fans.”

“I am delighted to join Hail Merry at such an exciting time in the company’s evolution,” Moss stated. “My successful experience driving sales for both entrepreneurial and large companies fully equips me to help Hail Merry take full advantage of its great products and substantial growth opportunities.”

Moss joins Hail Merry from a position as vice president-sales for NextFoods, a Boulder, Colorado-based company. His previous experience in the food industry includes prior service as a vice president for Buxton Company, a provider of consumer analytics and data-driven solutions for consumer-focused companies, and as vice president – retail operations for CROSSMARK, a leading consumer good industry brokerage company. Earlier in his career, he held a series of sales positions for companies in the consumer products industry such as Dr Pepper Snapple Group and GlaxoSmithKline. Moss received his Bachelor of Science - Marketing from the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned his M.B.A. in Finance at the University of Denver.

Hail Merry has reached many milestones during 2015, including receiving new investment capital from strategic investors, expanding its leadership team, hiring Presence Marketing as its broker, signing additional retailers and sales channels and receiving more awards for its innovative products.

Currently, Hail Merry can be found in the refrigerated section of natural specialty grocery channels including Whole Foods Market, HEB and Central Market, Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage and Costco. Other brands carrying the Hail Merry line of natural snack products include Virgin American and OMNI Hotels and Resorts.

About Hail Merry

Hail Merry is a category redefining snack-food company born out of yoga culture. Susan O’Brien founded the company in 2008 to create great tasting snacks from pure ingredients that are consciously sourced and prepared in innovative ways. O’Brien, along with CEO Sarah Palisi Chapin and Chief Product Officer, Alison Brushaber lead the company with conscious capitalism as the core of their mission and value system for the company. All Hail Merry Snacks and Desserts are certified gluten-free, non-GMO verified, vegan, and kosher.  www.hailmerry.com