Douglas S. Haslam completed an Honours Bachelor of Commerce and Economics at McMaster University and joined Menu Foods in 1993 as a Management Trainee where he was exposed to various department in Menu's Streetsville and Pennsauken locations. He progressed through the sales organization first as a Sales & Marketing Coordinator and then as a Senior Account Manager.

Doug left the company in 1996 to complete an MBA program at the University of Western Ontario. He kept in contact with Menu Foods and worked as a Consulting Analyst focused on the planning for the Emporia facility. After graduation he joined Deloitte Consulting and then Maple Leaf Foods.

He returned to Menu in 2000 as part of Menu's JDEdwards implementation team. His latest position was Vice-President Sales for Co-Pack, Canada and Pet Specialty.