7-Eleven has named Raymond Yantosh as its new director of fresh food, a company spokesperson confirmed.
Yantosh moves to his new role after spending nearly two years as 7-Eleven’s senior manager of planning and support, according to his LinkedIn bio. In his new role, he reports to 7-Eleven’s Senior Vice President of Fresh Foods David Strachan — who was named to that executive position last summer — the spokesperson said.
Yantosh announced his new position via LinkedIn on March 8. His bio on the networking website notes that he took on the role this month.
Yantosh has been with 7-Eleven since 2018. Besides two most recent positions, he’s also held roles such as merchandising support manager, director of operations for services and pricing support, and director of acquisition integration.
Prior to joining 7-Eleven, Yantosh worked for Sunoco LP for more than 12 years as a principal support analyst and then senior manager of pricebook, according to his LinkedIn bio.
Yantosh’s move to director of fresh food for 7-Eleven comes not too long after two longtime foodservice leaders left the c-store retailer. Jack Stout, who was most recently 7-Eleven’s executive vice president of fresh foods, value chain and logistics, left the company at the end of 2023. In mid-January, Becky Hale, formerly 7-Eleven’s manager of menu development, took on the role of fresh food and proprietary beverage innovator for BP.
7-Eleven has debuted several new fresh food items over the past week, including two different burritos, meat and cheese deli stacks, and multiple flavors of its new line of tropical juices. The retailer also launched a limited time donut on Thursday as a St. Patrick’s Day special.
Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. It also operates and franchises Speedway, Stripes, Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost Chicken and Biscuits locations.
