STATESIDE Foods, the Westhoughton-based chilled pizza manufacturer, has announced the appointment of a new national sales manager.

Steve Wood will be managing Stateside's major accounts in food service and manufacturers. The eventual target for Steve is to develop the business and to build a team of sales managers to represent Stateside in the field.

Mr Wood, aged 33, has 10 years experience in contract catering and six years' experience in the pizza industry.

Stateside Foods employs over 500 people and has a turnover of £27 million. Clients include Safeway, Morrisons, Asda, Tesco and Budgens.