Hometown Food Company, based in Chicago, IL, was formed by Brynwood Partners in August 2018 to acquire a portfolio of brands from The J.M. Smucker Company. The portfolio includes the exclusive U.S. rights to the iconic Pillsbury® brand’s shelf-stable baking products, including Funfetti, along with Hungry Jack®, White Lily®, Jim Dandy® and Martha White® brands. Pillsbury®, Funfetti and Hungry Jack® are leading national brands in the shelf-stable baking and breakfast categories and White Lily®, Jim Dandy® and Martha White® are regional brands known for flour, corn meal and grits. Categories include baking mixes (cake, brownie, cookies, muffins, etc.) ready-to-spread frostings, pancake and waffle mixes, breakfast syrup, and baking ingredients. Subsequent acquisitions include Birch Benders Pancake Mix and Frozen Waffles, DeWaffelbakkers Frozen Pancakes, and Chef Boyardee Shelf Stable Meals.
Hometown manufactures most of its products from its 650,000 square foot facility in Toledo, OH where the company employs 255 full-time employees. For more information on Hometown, please visit www.hometownfoodcompany.com For more information on Brynwood Partners, please visit www.brynwoodpartners.com
Position Overview:
The Regulatory Specialist will be joining a private equity backed growth business with iconic brands, strong retail presence, and outstanding manufacturing capabilities. This role will be approximately 60% regulatory and 40% systems and documentation support. The Regulatory Specialist is responsible for labeling, nutrition, and technical accuracy of product labels. This role also supports product development documentation and PLM system management, including specification creation and maintenance within TraceGains.
Responsibilities include developing and maintaining ingredient and finished product specification, supporting cross-functional documentation needs, maintaining product development records and preparing competitive benchmarking analyses related to claims, nutrition, directions and product positioning.
Hometown Food Company is accelerating innovation across all categories including baking, breakfast, and canned foods, creating opportunities for disruption and differentiation in the market. This position is based at the company’s headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, and is required to be in the office 5 days a week to support strong day-to-day collaboration across cross-functional teams.
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