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Former Kroger exec joins Ocean Mist board

Staff report

Reggie Griffin, former vice president of produce and floral at The Kroger Co., was elected by the shareholders of Ocean Mist Farms as an outside director, the company announced Monday.

Reggie Griffin worked with Ocean Mist for several years prior to joining the board.

Griffin retired from The Kroger Co., the largest operator of supermarkets in the United States, in 2011, and has been working since then as a business consultant. He is the second outside director to join Ocean Mist Farms' board; Roberta Cook of the University of California, Davis, was the first.

"I've worked with the company for several years and have long respected the professional culture and quality of excellence that Ocean Mist Farms delivers. I look forward to moving into a productive future together," Griffin said in a news release.

Ocean Mist Farms is a family owned business that marked its 90th anniversary in 2014.

Company President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Boutonnet said he is looking forward "to benefitting from [Griffin's] knowledge and expertise in the produce industry. His insight and passion for the business will help guide and direct the future growth of Ocean Mist Farms."

- Dennis L. Taylor, dtaylor@thecalifornian.com.