Parent company of Champs Chicken and Cooper’s Express expands senior leadership team.

PFSbrands, a U.S. supplier of branded, prepared food programs to the grocery and convenience store markets, has hired Jamie Long as vice president of business development.

Long brings 14 years of in-depth foodservice knowledge and strategic thinking to PFSbrands from McDonald’s, Boston Market, Uno Pizzeria Grill and Orion Food Systems/Hot Stuff Foods.

“Our company continues to grow at a phenomenal pace,” said Shawn Burcham, CEO for PFSbrands. “In fact, we were named by INC Magazine recently as one of the fastest-growing, private companies in America for the 8th consecutive year. With Jamie on our team, we are positioning the company to bring high-value hot food programs to an ever-expanding number of new retail partners—both chains and independents—in the convenience foodservice sector across the country.”

Long added, “I’m proud to not only lead PFSbrands fine team of business development professionals, but also to help our new retail partners take full advantage our company’s high-margin, high-support prepared food brands.”

Long graduated from Lewis and Clark State College with a Bachelor of Arts in general business studies.