Alpine Fresh Hires Food Safety Director

Alpine Fresh, grower, packer, and shipper of fresh fruits and vegetables headquartered in Doral, Fla., has hired Lilia Rivera as its food safety director.

“We are very excited to have Lilia Rivera join our team,” says Walter Yager, chief executive officer of Alpine Fresh. 

With a degree in public health and having led the compliance department in a fresh-cut processing facility for the past five years, Rivera is well versed in all things food safety. Her vast experience in HACCP, test and hold programs, product testing, environmental testing, and social compliance has made her an asset to the industry 

“Alpine Fresh currently has one of the industry's strongest food safety standards program. As the industry is advancing quickly with changes and adaptations in the areas of compliance, my goal is to streamline and standardize all of Alpine Fresh's compliance efforts while continuing to maintain the highest food safety standards,” says Rivera. “