Jason Bendure has served as Senior Vice President, Operations, for Simply Good Foods since September 2023. With over 20 years of experience in operations for food and beverage companies, Mr. Bendure has been responsible for operations – including internal and external operations, quality, procurement, engineering, environmental, health and safety and project management offices – on a global basis. Previously, he spent six years at KIND where he led operations for KIND’s Health and Wellness platform, a division of Mars, which is a portfolio of Brands including KIND Snacks, Nature’s Bakery, TruFru & Creative Snacks. Prior to that, Jason served 18 years in PepsiCo, operating across Quaker Foods, Frito-Lay, Tropicana, Naked Juice, Gatorade and Pepsi, in operations, supply chain and manufacturing roles with increasing responsibility. Jason has a BS in Milling Science from Kansas State University and an MBA from the University of Iowa.