Clint Briske Named Utah Business 2026 Leader of the Year
Clint Briske, longtime friend of PDDG and husband to Mel Briske, PDDG’s Vice President of Marketing and Media Services, has been named a 2026 Leader of the Year as part of the latest Utah Business cohort. Clint is the Site Director for the Nature’s Bakery manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City. Part of the Mars Incorporated family of brands, this new $240M facility opened in July 2025 and Clint has had a key role in every aspect of bringing the new facility online, from laying out the initial plans for the bakery, to producing the first of more than 1 billion granola bars it will make in its first year.
Briske’s exceptional career in manufacturing spans more than two decades, with 13 years spent with Mars, the parent company of Nature’s Bakery, was instrumental in preparing him for the task of opening such a large facility. Briske says. “Those experiences, whether leading teams, ramping up operations or building strong relationships with local communities, prepared me well for a project of this scale. The most exciting part of this project has been watching the vision turn into reality, seeing the building go from plans on paper to a state-of-the-art baking facility that will help Nature’s Bakery grow for years to come,”
The new Nature’s Bakery facility will bring significant growth to the company, enabling it to more than double in size from just five years ago. Additionally, the bakery will be a strong economic driver for the region, with the goal of creating 230 jobs in the Salt Lake City area, which Briske says Nature’s Bakery selected because of Utah’s “strong workforce, excellent logistics and shared values between the community and our company.”
Congratulations, Clint, on this well-deserved recognition!
Photo courtesy of Utah Business.