VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blender Bites Limited. (The “Pursue“, “Blender bites” or “mixer“), BITEJL4A3DMEJa two-time award-winning Canadian company involved in the development and commercialization of a line of high-quality, organic and plant-based pre-portioned frozen functional foods, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Steve Pear, former CEO of Odwalla. a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”), as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Mr. Pear has extensive experience in the Beverage and Consumer Products (CPGs) space and brings over three decades of senior-level experience to his new role at Blender Bites.

Mr. Pear’s impressive career spans 22 years at industry giant Coca-Cola, where he held senior positions at subsidiaries of the multi-billion dollar beverage giant, including senior vice president of national sales for Miller Coors LLC (now Coors Brewing Company) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Odwalla Inc., Coca-Cola’s then-health food and beverage subsidiary, where he witnessed Odwalla generate $300,000,000 in sales.

In addition to an impressive career at various Coca-Cola affiliates, Mr. Pear has enjoyed success in leading start-up companies. Steve is the former CEO of Cheribundi, a functional beverage start-up where he led the company from $3,000,000 in annual sales to approximately $44,000,000 in a short span of 4 years.

Mr. Pear’s broad industry knowledge, combined with his experience in sales, marketing, operations and working with high growth brands are invaluable assets and will be well placed to strengthen Blender Bites’ impressive and growing leadership team.

“Blender Bites is now in a phase where the company needs top talent to aggressively enter the US market. Steve brings a level of expertise that will take the brand to an exciting new level. He will perfectly complement my skills as CEO and allow me to…