Co-CEO of Clement Pappas Dies

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March 16, 2010

Peter C. Pappas, 66, the president and co-chief executive officer of Clement Pappas & Co., based in Carneys Point, N.J., died at his home March 8 after a long illness.

Pappas helped transform his father’s small vegetable cannery into a large juice and beverage company, which has significant share in the store brand beverage segment.

Pappas' jobs ran the gamut from night plant supervisor to company president and co-CEO, a title he shared with his brother Dean. Founded in 1942 by their father Clement, Peter and Dean grew the business into a nationwide juice and beverage company with five manufacturing plants and more than 600 employees.

Pappas was born in Bridgeton, N.J. He received an economics degree from Boston University in 1965, after which joined Clement Pappas & Co.

Pappas was involved in many business and civic organizations, including chairman of the Processed Apples Institute, the Juice Products Association, and the Private Label Manufacturers Association. He was also director of the Rutgers University Food Policy Institute and president of the New Jersey Food Processors Association.

Pappas is survived by his wife, Ameline Morin Pappas, their three sons, a sister, a brother, and four nieces and three nephews.

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