Jane’s Dough Foods names Stan Jacot executive vp

Jane’s Dough Foods, the Columbus, Ohio-based manufacturing and baking division of Donatos Pizza, said it named Stan Jacot to the newly created position of executive vice president/general manager. 

Jacot brings more than 20 years of senior-level brand management and marketing experience with blue chip companies, Jane's Dough Foods said, including Kellogg’s, Capital One and ConAgra Foods. Most recently, he served as vice president of marketing for Mission Foods in Dallas.

At Jane’s Dough Foods, Jacot will oversee manufacturing operations, brand management, sales, distribution and new product development. The company produces and distributes branded, private label and contract frozen pizza, refrigerated pizza, dough shells and breadsticks.

“Stan has an extensive track record of growing brands in highly competitive categories,” said Tom Krouse, Donatos' president and CEO. “He is the perfect individual to lead our Jane’s Dough Foods division to the next level of national consumer brand acceptance and prominence.”