Tony Piela

Tony Piela possesses extensive experience in sales and management within the food industry. Currently serving as Retail Sales Lead at General Mills since September 2007, Tony oversees a Direct Retail Sales Team. Previous roles include Regional Sales Manager at New World Pasta (2001-2006) and Vlasic Foods (1998-2001), where management of retail brokers was key across the Midwest and at major corporate clients like Kroger. Tony's career began at Campbell Soup Company (1980-1998) with various positions, including Sales Representative, District Supervisor, and Customer Marketing Manager, focusing on territories in Upstate New York and Pittsburgh/Cleveland. Tony holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from American International College.