Biography

Ricardo Moreno has served as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering since March 2025. Previously, Mr. Moreno was Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Engineering from September 2022 to March 2025. Mr. Moreno joined Freshpet in December of 2020 as Vice President of Manufacturing and has over 15 years of hands-on experience in progressive roles surrounding manufacturing operations within the fresh and perishable product space. Prior to joining Freshpet, he was Regional Director of Operations at Bonduelle Fresh Americas, home of the Ready Pac Foods brand. Mr. Moreno oversaw a multi-site network of facilities in the New Jersey region and was responsible for a full suite of operational departments with demonstrated improvements through efficiency enhancement. Prior to this position, Mr. Moreno served a variety of different roles at Bonduelle, including Plant Director and Senior Operations Manager. Prior to joining Bonduelle in 2015, Mr. Moreno was Plant Superintendent at TIC Gums, Inc. where he led the Manufacturing and Maintenance Departments of the global leader in food texturizer and stabilizer solutions. He also led a successful brownfield project for TIC Gums, Inc. to open up operations in Guangzhou, China. Earlier in his career, Mr. Moreno also held an operations development role at Stanley Black & Decker. He has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes in Merida, Venezuela and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.