Heritage Foods Limited appointed Rahul Pandey as vice-president (Sales and Distribution), effective May 18 (Monday). He will head Sales for the Fresh and Ambient Categories and will report directly to COO J. Samba Murthy at the company’s corporate office.

Mr. Rahul brings over 24 years of experience in the food, beverage, and home care sectors, with expertise in leading large-scale sales operations and driving business growth. Before joining Heritage Foods, he served as Head – Sales and Distribution of the Foods Division at Dabur India Limited.

During his career, he also held leadership roles at Mondelez India Foods Private Limited, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited and ITC Limited. An alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Rahul is expected to strengthen Heritage Foods’ sales and distribution network and accelerate growth across key product categories, a release said.