Echo Lake Foods hired Kathy Brodhagen as its new CEO effective, September 21, 2024.
Brodhagen brings over 30 years of food industry experience to the company having grown up in her family’s egg products business prior to expanding her career.
Brodhagen is a proven executive with a track record of driving growth in food processing businesses across all channels, including retail, foodservice & food ingredient. She most recently co-founded egg products company MeadowCreek Foods with Cal-Maine Foods, the world’s largest egg producer. She also held the vice president of sales position, driving scale-up, and rapid growth, focused on the retail sector.
Prior to that venture, she co-founded a pre-cooked egg company, which went on to be sold.
She also spent nearly a decade at Post Holdings’ Michael Foods business. Michael Foods is the largest processor of egg products in the United States. During her tenure, she held vice president and senior director positions in the Retail and Foodservice divisions.
“Ownership and the employees are extremely excited to have Kathy take the helm and lead the team in our future growth,” said company owner Scott Meinerz. “She brings a wealth of strategic expertise, industry knowledge and pre-cooked experience to Echo Lake and equally important, fits our new culture perfectly.”
Founded in 1941, Echo Lake Foods is a family-owned frozen foods manufacturer dedicated to producing high-quality egg products and breakfast-style entrées. With over 80 years of industry expertise, Echo Lake Foods, headquartered in Burlington, Wisconsin, combines tradition with innovation to create convenient, delicious, and nutritious meal solutions.
