Vita Food Products, Inc. Announces Death of Director Neal T. Jansen
February 07 2006 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neal T. Jansen, 68, a
member of the Board of Directors of Vita Food Products, Inc.
(AMEX:VSF), passed away on Friday, February 3, 2006. Mr. Jansen has
served as a director of the Company since April 1983. He was a
member of the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Jansen was CEO and Chairman of the Board of Lettieri's, Inc., a
manufacturer of authentic Italian foods, from 2002 to August 2003,
then served as a member of its board. Mr. Jansen served as CEO and
Chairman of Farm Fresh Catfish Company from 1997 to 2000. From 1990
to 1996, he served as President and CEO of Pies, Inc. and was a
major shareholder until it was sold to Flowers Industries in 1991.
Prior to 1986 he was President of Gordon Fleming and Associates, a
food brokerage company in Minnesota, and a Senior Vice President of
Red Owl Stores, Inc., a large Midwestern supermarket chain. "Neal
Jansen was a long-time, highly respected member of our Board of
Directors," said Stephen Rubin, President of the Company. He was
instrumental in the Company's growth over the many years that he
was a director. All of those who knew him will miss him dearly."
The Vita Seafood division is a U.S. leader in the herring and
retail packaged salmon markets, and is engaged in several other
food segments, including cream cheese, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce
and horseradish. The Company markets and sells these items under
the Vita(R), Elf(R) and Grand Isle(R) brands. More than 95% of Vita
Seafood's sales are in kosher foods. Vita Specialty Foods, Inc.,
the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, combines the products of
former entities The Virginia Honey Company and The Halifax Group,
Inc. Virginia Honey was a manufacturer and distributor of honey,
salad dressings, including its' award-winning Virginia Brand
Vidalia(R) Onion Vinegarette salad dressing, cooking sauces, jams
& jellies, and gift baskets. Halifax was a manufacturer and
distributor of licensed brand-named products including the
world-renowned Jim Beam(R) brand of steak sauce, barbeque sauce,
marinades, salsas and Kahlua(R), and Courvoisier(R) Gourmet
Collections. Halifax also marketed, manufactured and distributed
the award- winning Scorned Woman(R) gourmet food line, the Oak Hill
Farms(R) line of salad dressings and various gourmet products and
branded gift items. The common stock of Vita Food Products, Inc. is
currently traded on the American Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock
Exchange under the ticker symbol VSF. First Call Analyst: FCMN
Contact: msmith@vitafoodproducts.com DATASOURCE: Vita Food
Products, Inc. CONTACT: Clifford Bolen, Senior Vice President, COO,
CFO of Vita Food Products, Inc., +1-312-738-4500
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