Leonard Caplan

General Manager at BrightFarms

Leonard Caplan is an experienced operations and quality management professional with a robust background spanning over two decades in the food production industry. Currently serving as General Manager at BrightFarms since July 2022, Leonard previously held positions such as Operations Manager at Welch's and several roles at The J.M. Smucker Co., encompassing SQMS Manager and Operations Manager. Early career experience includes management positions at ConAgra Foods, where Leonard significantly contributed to plant quality and continuous improvement initiatives, as well as leadership roles at Nestlé, Black & Decker, President Baking Company, and Tyson Foods. Leonard holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

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Hendersonville, United States

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BrightFarms

BrightFarms is an American indoor farming company headquartered in Irvington, New York. BrightFarms grows local produce, nationwide. BrightFarms eliminates time, distance, and costs from the food supply chain by financing, building, and operating local greenhouse farms in partnership with supermarkets, cities, capital sources, and vendors. BrightFarms has created a scalable model for the future of sustainable, local farming, using far less energy, land, and water than long distance, centralized, and field grown agriculture. BrightFarms employs local, community farmers and makes pesticide-free produce accessible to all


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