At Carolina Pride, our success stems from the collective effort of our exceptional team dedicated to crafting the renowned True Southern Taste® food that our customers have cherished for over a century. Supported by our accomplished leadership, we continually strive for excellence, seeking continuous improvement in all aspects of our delicious food offerings.
Throughout his 30-plus year career in the food industry, Dave Wiggins has provided leadership to multiple teams, enabling them to overcome business challenges and make informed decisions during arduous and changing times. His leadership style is rooted in his strong work ethic, experience-backed judgement, and unquestioned integrity.
Dave models, and is a strong proponent of, empowerment and accountability. At EDDY and Carolina Pride, he and his team are focused on motivating, mentoring and leading talented professionals. He values leading by example and creating a culture where people are appreciated and performance rewarded.
Dave and the team he is building have a consistent record of delivering results in growth, revenue, operational excellence, customer service and profitability through strategies, vision, goal setting and execution.
When not at work as EDDY Foods’ CEO, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife Michelle and son Wyatt. He and his family enjoy fishing, hunting and all things outdoors, especially the beach. His favorite EDDY Foods/Carolina Pride food items are our Thick Cut Bacon and Beef Fajitas.
John joined the Carolina Pride Team in September of 2022. John brings a wealth of knowledge and experience through his 30 years of building and leading dynamic sales teams. John’s various Vice President roles have given him valuable experience with every grocery customer across America.
Teamwork is #1 to John and his “roadmap” for success starts and ends by treating every employee as an equal and valuable member of the team. His deep understanding of how a team best works comes from his experience of playing sports in high school and college. “My approach is to coach, and not simply manage.” “I lead by example and while achieving sales goals is our focus, I want to make sure we have a little fun along the way!”
John has been married for 29 years to his wife Tina and they have 2 wonderful kids (Hannah Kate and JD). John is active in his community and the best place to find him is at a ballpark either watching his son play baseball or volunteering his time to coach and mentor youth. John is a huge sports fan and as a proud alumnus of the University of Alabama, he is always good for a loud – ROLL TIDE!
John Staples is all about the four Fs: Faith, Family, Friends, and Food! His career journey spans more than 35 years of marketing management roles with leading food companies including Tyson, Smithfield, Mrs. Smith’s Bakeries, and joining the Eddy team in 2020. John is a die-hard Crimson Tide fan thanks to earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Alabama. John believes in the “Total Team Approach” to accomplish all strategic objectives, and he is eager to work with each Eddy Foods Team Member to build a Protein Powerhouse! John and his wife, Kym, have three children and four grandchildren and enjoy the empty nester life in Northport, Alabama.
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