Donald H. Kremin
Group Vice President – Specialty Foods Group
Donald H. Kremin is group vice president of the Specialty Foods group at Hormel Foods . In this position, he oversees the strategic direction of Diamond Crystal Brands, Century Foods International and Hormel Foods specialty products. The Specialty Foods group includes products such as restaurant packets, nutritional food products and supplements and contract manufacturing.
Kremin started with Hormel Foods in 1984 as a sales merchandiser in grocery products in Lenexa, Kan. He held various sales positions in the Midwest and, in 1990, he was named grocery products district manager in Milwaukee, Wis. In 1994, he was promoted to grocery products regional manager for the East Central region headquartered in Detroit, Mich. He was promoted to grocery products customer development manager for the Central region headquartered in Chicago, Ill., in 1996.
He became the national sales manager for ethnic specialties in grocery products in Chicago, Ill., in 1999, and in 2004, he became the director of customer development in consumer products sales in Chicago. In 2005, Kremin was named director of the Walmart business team and vice president of consumer products sales in Bentonville, Ark. He was promoted to vice president of Hormel Foods and senior vice president of the consumer products sales division for the Walmart business in 2007. He assumed his current position in 2011.
Originally from Chicago, Ill., Kremin received his bachelor of arts from Northern Illinois University.
He currently serves on the advisory board of Nueva Cocina Foods, Inc.