Titan Frozen Fruit Names Tom Byrne as President & CEO, as Founding CEO Jon Larsen Moves to Chairman

Byrne will Drive Titan's Ongoing Transformation and Growth Strategies

SANTA MARIA, Calif., Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan Frozen Fruit ("Titan" or "the Company"), a market-leading, value-added food ingredient manufacturer and fruit processor, announced today that Titan President Tom Byrne has been named President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds previous Titan CEO Jon Larsen, who will now serve as the Company's Chairman. Titan is a portfolio company of Vestar Capital Partners.

"We've been impressed with Tom's leadership at Titan and the meaningful impact he's made during his two years at the Company," said Dan O'Connell, Founder and CEO of Vestar. "He's just the right person to lead Titan at this stage of its growth and development and we look forward to our ongoing partnership. We would also like to thank Jon for his long-time leadership at Titan, and we're excited that he will continue as Chairman and a major shareholder going forward."

With a deep background in the fresh/frozen food manufacturing and packaging industries, Mr. Byrne has 30 years of experience leading transformational change across organizations. Prior to joining Titan in 2023, he served as a Senior Vice President – Division Manager at Golden West Packaging Group, was President of Growers Express, and held senior executive roles at Sambrailo Packaging and Peninsula Packaging. Mr. Byrne holds a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Notre Dame.

"Titan has a world-class team, and I'm honored to lead the Company as we execute on our strategic plans," said Mr. Byrne. "With our new 136,500 square foot state-of-the-art processing facility and a commitment to delivering the highest quality products to our customers, Titan is well positioned to take advantage of new opportunities."

"I remain passionate about Titan and the value we bring to customers, and I am excited to continue working closely with Tom and the Vestar team during this next chapter of the Company's evolution," said Mr. Larsen.

About Titan Frozen Fruit
Based in Santa Maria, CA and founded in 2013, Titan is a market leading, value-added food ingredient manufacturer and fruit processor. The Company buys berries from a network of large commercial growers in California and Baja California and processes the berries into a variety of pack styles (aseptic and pasteurized purées, purée concentrate, thermal particulate, individual quick frozen and block quick frozen). Titan sells the processed berries to a diversified roster of food and beverage manufacturers, foodservice/QSRs and retail/club stores. For more information on Titan, please visit www.titanfrozen.com.

About Vestar Capital Partners
Vestar Capital Partners is a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm specializing in management buyouts and growth capital investments. Vestar invests and collaborates with incumbent management teams and private owners to build long-term enterprise value, with a focus on Consumer, Business & Technology Services and Healthcare. Since inception in 1988, Vestar funds have invested $12 billion in 94 companies – as well as more than 200 add-on acquisitions – with a total enterprise value of approximately $61 billion. For more information on Vestar, please visit www.vestarcapital.com.

Media Contacts:
For Titan
Jon Larsen
831-540-4111
[email protected]

For Vestar
Jennifer Hurson
845-507-0571
[email protected]
or
Caroline Luz
616-258-5778
[email protected]

SOURCE Titan Frozen Fruit