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Remote - Raleigh NC

Raleigh NC

Consultatively managed the fresh produce category for several key national foodservice clients, with direct oversight of a $400 Million portfolio. All points of the supply chain leveraged: national grower, local grower, inbound freight services and distribution.

Holtsville NY

My team and I specialized in sales and business building services for multi-unit retailers in the Northeastern U.S.: supermarket chains, club stores and C-stores. We supplied a variety of retail-ready lines including Green Apple Foods popcorn and confections, Restaurant Row Kitchens prepared bulk and HMR meals, Kitchen Cuts grab & go salads and WB.

Holbrook, NY

Led a team of 20 employees and managers in a start-up sister company of J Kings Food Service, producing "fun foods" including gourmet popcorn, cotton candy, dipped apples and confections. As the preferred distributor for Gold Medal products, we sold, serviced and rented fun foods equipment, and distributed supplies to customers throughout the metro NY.

Holtsville NY

My team and I specialized in foodservice sales and business building services in the New York metropolitan area, with a client base of multi-unit restaurants, QSRs, B&Is and hotels, with annual sales of $25 million.

Directed foodservice operations in a Class A building with a population of 4,000, including on- and off-site catering, executive dining, cafeteria and vending operations. Managed a staff of 20 full-time employees and three chefs/managers. Built good relationships with key tenants and building management, recruited and hired management-level talent, and.

Huntington NY

Directed operations for privately owned restaurant group on Long Island. Led a team of 60 at flagship Blue Honu location, and worked with ownership in development of upscale Mexican concept.

Directed individual locations with annual sales of up to $5 million and staffs of up to 110 members. Hired and developed hourly and salaried team members/managers, and for a time helped run the regional management training unit. Several of my assistant managers became GMs, and several of my employees became managers. At the Westbury NY location in.

Directed operations in individual units in the Southeastern U.S. with annual sales of up to $1 million and staffs of up to 30.