Global Gardens Group Inc. announced the hiring of Frank P. Hood as VP U.S. Business Development. In this role Mr. Hood will be responsible for leading the company’s selling efforts as it launches its award winning brand Veggemo in the U.S. market. Following the completion of his Bachelor’s Degree, Economics at Harvard, Frank started his career at Procter and Gamble in a variety of Sales and Marketing assignments. Mr. Hood then enhanced his experience at Tropicana/Pepsi where his focus was on creating product and category strategies for major retail customers and developing brand licensing initiatives. Most recently, Frank worked at privately-held Beverage Holdings (owners of several brands including Sunny Delight, Fruit20, Veryfine) where he led the Wholesale Club channel as member of the Sales leadership team as well as leading the Sunny Delight business in Canada.