Denali Ingredients Appoints New President and CEO

Denali Ingredients has announced the appointment of Neal Glaeser as its new president and CEO. Glaeser will continue to oversee both Denali Ingredients and Denali Flavors operations while directing a growth strategy into new categories and expanded food ingredient capabilities, the company announced.

Glaeser joined Denali Flavors, the licensing company of Moose Tracks ice cream flavors and sister company to Denali Ingredients, in 2001. Glaeser has been instrumental in the company’s efforts to expand its offerings from a flavor concept and licensing business to a leading innovative ingredients solution provider for ice cream, frozen desserts, dairy, and other food applications.

“Neal is a visionary, and he has a unique ability to take big strategic ideas and turn them into actionable momentum in a condensed period of time. His leadership skills are exemplary, and as a result, he’s attracted talent and built a team of some of the best in the business,” said Jon Vander Woude, company spokesperson.

In 2006, Glaeser spearheaded the Denali Flavors purchase of former Cool Brands/Eskimo Pie ingredients company in New Berlin, Wisconsin, renaming it Denali Ingredients. During the past 13-years, he has led growth initiatives that have included several plant improvements and expansions, including the opening of Denali’s R&D Innovation Center.  Under his leadership, the company has also expanded into several new product capabilities, such as; stabilizers and texture systems, extruded doughs, flakes, and most recently baked inclusions.  Denali Ingredients today operates out to two facilities in New Berlin, covering more than 200,000sqf of space.