Cuisine Solutions Appoints Chief International Development Officer

March 25, 2025

Mads Houlberg brings more than 20 years of food industry experience to the sous vide foods processor looks toward more global growth.

Andy Hanacek

Sous vide foods processor Cuisine Solutions Inc. (CSI) has appointed Mads Houlberg to be its chief international development officer, to lead the company’s global expansion initiatives and oversee international business development.

Houlberg has served as president of Unilever Foodservice, senior vice president and chief commercial officer of Emirates Flight Catering and chief operating officer of Majid Al Futtaim Group in Dubai in his more than 20 years of food industry experience. His focus and successes have come in international sales and strategy development across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and North America.

CSI said that Houlberg will work from Dubai, and all international operations will report to him.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.