Leadership for critical inflection points
We help family-owned and private-equity-backed food and beverage businesses identify the leadership required for growth, succession, and transformation.
RECENT CASE STUDIES
VP Procurement search for a North American fresh produce company
Expanding North American fresh produce business with a complex grower and supplier network. The mandate: Build a commercially aligned procurement function to support growth, margin performance, and future expansion.
Chief Financial Officer for Michigan Milk Producers Association
The ninth-largest dairy cooperative in the United States. The mandate: Lead finance and IT through a period of significant investment, including a plant acquisition, an ultrafiltered milk expansion, and a move into low-carbon ethanol production.
Director of Sales search for Weaver Eggs
Fourth-generation, family-owned, and fully integrated egg producer. The mandate: strengthen the sales org and deepen key retail and foodservice relationships while preserving the culture.
What the Food & Beverage Industry is saying about us
Career Opportunities
VP, Information Technology – Ohio
Industry: Food & Beverage
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- Report directly to the CEO and lead the enterprise-wide technology function for a large, complex manufacturing organization.
- Shape the technology roadmap to support continued growth, business transformation and future scalability.
- On-site position outside of Cleveland, OH
General Manager – Iowa
Industry: Food & Beverage
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- VP-level leadership role reporting directly to the CEO of an established, privately held food manufacturer
- Lead the ramp-up of a recently opened facility with committed customer demand
- Onsite in SE Iowa, offering competitive base salary + 35% bonus + relocation support.
Sr. Human Resources Manager – California
Industry: Food & Beverage
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- Lead a two-person team supporting leaves, benefits, and the employee experience.
- Own HRIS processes, data quality, and reporting.
- Partner with leaders in a hands-on, onsite role near Salinas, CA
Controller – California
Industry: Distribution
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- Newly created Controller role with the opportunity to build and scale the accounting function for a growing PE-backed business.
- High-visibility position reporting directly to the CFO, with exposure to senior leadership and the board.
- On-site role near Oakland, CA
Building your leadership team?
We combine deep industry expertise with targeted market mapping and direct outreach to identify executives who align with your business, culture and leadership priorities.
Featured Research
2026 Food and Beverage Forum: The Leadership Decisions Behind Growth and Succession
On September 24, more than 120 senior leaders joined 3P Partners in Sacramento to discuss executive hiring, succession, and building the capabilities required for growth.
The More AI is Used in Hiring, the More Human Judgment Matters
Recent Stanford research analyzed 4 million real job applications from 3.4 million people across 150 employers and 11 industries, finding that AI screening tools can produce demographic disparities and contribute to what they call “algorithmic monoculture.”
How Non-Family Executives Succeed in Family-Owned Companies
The biggest risk facing many successful family businesses is not capital, strategy, or market conditions. It is leadership capacity. As food and beverage companies scale, the complexity of the business often outpaces internal capabilities.
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