Dino Bianco, CEO of Kruger Products, has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP) and the Retail Council of Canada.
Bianco is a captain of industry and has been recognized for his support and commitment to the industry with several awards. He is a recipient of the 2021 Grocery Business Hall of Fame and a Golden Pencil award. Last October, he received the Pentola d’Oro award from The Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario Canada (ICCO Canada) and Unico Inc. and Primo Foods. In June 2023, FHCP named him the recipient of the 2023 Award of Distinction.
During his tenure with Kraft Foods, he had broad and senior experience in finance, sales, marketing, and senior management. As president of Kraft Canada, he led a business with several billion dollars in sales, 23 brands, 11 facilities and with more than 5,000 employees. He also had extensive U.S. and foodservice experience having served as president of Kraft’s multi-billion U.S. beverage division based in Chicago. In 2018, he joined Kruger Products as the CEO. Among his accomplishments at Kruger Products was the completion of the $575 million state-of-the-art plant in Sherbrooke, Que. during Covid-19 and having the plant start-up on time and on budget.
Bianco will receive his award at the Retail Council of Canada’s Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards Gala on May 29, 2024 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
