4505 Meats, a leader in premium pork rinds and high protein/low carb snacks, is thrilled to announce the appointments of Erik Havlick as Chief Executive Officer and Greg O'Neal as Chief Marketing Officer. These two proven food entrepreneurs bring deep experience in building and scaling premium brands.
Prior to 4505, Erik and Greg served on the executive team at Thanasi Foods. Erik, along with his brother, originally co-founded Duke's Freshly Craft Smoked Meats and BIGS Sunflower Seeds - leading brands in the premium meat and seed snack categories respectively. Greg joined the team as a partner and Head of Marketing. Duke's and BIGS were both acquired by Conagra in 2017.