# Dan Hoskins

> Dan Hoskins is the President & CEO of Sundia Corporation and its parent entity GT Brands, a plant-based snacking company headquartered in Orinda, California. A veteran of the food and beverage industry with 25+ years of experience, Hoskins helped turn Sundia from a fresh watermelon branding startup into one of the fastest-growing plant-based snacking brands in the US, distributing preservative-free True Fruit refrigerated cups and True Chia products to more than 6,000 grocery and convenience stores across the US and Canada. Before Sundia, he built his chops scaling Odwalla's national distribution and managing e-commerce at Hello Direct. An English Lit grad and former varsity swimmer and rower at UC Berkeley, Hoskins brings a rare blend of operational discipline and consumer intuition to a category he has helped define.

- **Role:** President & CEO at Sundia Corporation / GT Brands
- **Organizations:** Sundia Corporation, GT Brands, PepsiCo, Odwalla Inc., Hello Direct Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Led Sundia Corporation to six consecutive Inc. 5000 rankings (2010-2015), debuting at #130, Scaled Sundia True Fruit to distribution in 6,000+ grocery and convenience stores across US and Canada, Oversaw sale of over 25 million fruit cups in the US and Canada

## Career timeline

- **1989-1994** — Regional Sales Manager and Key Account Manager at PepsiCo
- **1994-2000** — Director of Sales and Distribution at Odwalla, Inc. - helped scale the regional brand into a national fresh juice leader
- **2001-2004** — Director and General Manager of E-commerce Division at Hello Direct, Inc.
- **2004-2011** — Chief Operating Officer and General Manager at Sundia Corporation
- **2011-present** — President & CEO at Sundia Corporation / GT Brands

## Achievements

- Led Sundia Corporation to six consecutive Inc. 5000 rankings (2010-2015), debuting at #130
- Scaled Sundia True Fruit to distribution in 6,000+ grocery and convenience stores across US and Canada
- Oversaw sale of over 25 million fruit cups in the US and Canada
- Pioneered the first preservative-free, non-pasteurized grapefruit fruit cup using high-pressure processing (HPP) technology
- Raised $23.6M in venture funding (last round May 2012) to fuel Sundia's growth
- Helped turn Odwalla from a regional California brand into a preeminent nationwide fresh juice company
- Member of Men's Varsity Swim and Crew teams at UC Berkeley
- Built Sundia into one of the fastest-growing plant-based snacking brands in the United States

## Latest updates

- **2012-05** — Sundia Corporation raised $23.6M in venture funding
- **2015-01** — Sundia named to Inc. 5000 for sixth consecutive year at #3,817

## Links

- Website: http://www.gtbrands.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhos1

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