A.J. Letizio Sales & Marketing has announced the beginning of its new Foodservice division in Upstate New York, effective May 17th, 2010.

Paul Abdalian, Senior Vice President of Foodservice at A.J. Letizio announced the formation of the New York Team as an extension of his core team of foodservice and school experts in New England. Tawnie Dardano of Liverpool, NY has been named Director of Sales for Upstate New York for A.J. Letizio. Larry Smith of West Falls, NY also has joined the team as Account Manager. A.J. Letizio's sales support team is  joined by Gretchen Hubert of Syracuse as Sales Support Specialist. The team's efforts will also be augmented  by Nadine Doetterl of Buffalo, Consulting Expert in School Nutrition. 

"I am excited to announce the formation of our new sales division and am especially proud of the new professionals who are joining the ranks of our established foodservice team at A.J. Letizio," says Al Letizio, Jr., Company President. Our expansion into New York in foodservice provides a great opportunity to offer seamless service to our clients and customers throughout the region and follows our plans for strategic growth in the Northeast." 

A.J. Letizio plans to deliver focused service to a short list of clients in Upstate New York, including Pierre Foods, Chicken of The Sea, JSB Muffin Town, Hans Kissle Salads, South Shore Meats and Cedar's Mediterranean Foods.

The company enters its 22nd year of business in 2010 and follows a nearly 100 year, four generation legacy of service in the food industry, tracing its start to 1912 when Letizio's began in the food industry in Lawrence, Massachusetts. With its corporate headquarters in Windham, New Hampshire, the company and its team of forty associates are the northeast's only food sales & marketing agency with two dedicated divisions offering expertise in retail fresh foods  and foodservice, throughout the northeast.