Bowery adds Matt Williams to executive team

Vertical farming company Bowery has announced the addition of Matt Williams as Chief Sales Officer.

Williams comes to  Bowery from Tattooed Chef, a plant-based frozen foods company, where he served as Chief Growth Officer. Prior, he was President at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, Senior Vice President at Dean Foods, and Vice President of National Accounts at Odwalla. He has also served as a Board Member for Organic Valley Fresh. Williams earned a B.A. at the Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in Food Industry Management from the USC Marshall School of Business.

“Bowery is a fast-growing advocate for climate-smart foods and a company that I’ve long admired. I’m excited to join the team at such a pivotal moment,” Williams said. “As Bowery expands its geographic farm locations, retail footprint and grows its product portfolio, demonstrating leadership within CEA, I’m committed to supporting the company’s mission to reimagine the future of food.”

Bowery has expanded to 400 new retail locations since the start of the year, including Walmart stores in Florida, The Giant Company, Central Market, Rouses, King Kullen, Amazon in North Carolina and Georgia, as well as in a variety of specialty and independents. The company doubled production capacity in 2022 and is on track to double production capacity again in 2023.