Darin Perry Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca, Us

Lead the Rise business including strategic-growth planning, P&L financial management, and leadership to drive growth and profitability. Inspire and lead our close-knit team, fostering innovation and collaboration, while attracting and developing top talent. Launching new products, markets and customer partnerships, expanding our Rise product reach while prioritizing customer satisfaction, optimizing operations and maintaining compliance. Rise Bar manufactures, markets and distributes high-quality protein products with minimal ingredients, including Rise protein bars and Rise protein powder shake mix. The Rise Almond Honey protein bar, our most popular bar, has 18g of protein and is made with three clean, real ingredients – Almonds, Honey and Whey Protein Isolate. Using an artisanal approach to the manufacturing process, Rise makes every bar in small batches in our commercial kitchen in Salt Lake City. Look for Rise products at Amazon, Whole Foods and other retailers. Visit RiseBar.com to learn more.

Orem, Ut, Us

As an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University teaching an MBA Brand Management course, I draw on 25 years of sales and marketing experience. This role lets me share real-world insights with MBA students, shaping future business leaders. Teaching part-time at UVU is an excellent opportunity to stay connected with brand management trends, enriching the classroom with practical scenarios and great discussions.Winner of the UVU Woodbury School of Business 2024 Deans' Award of Excellence for Teaching

Vevey, Ch

Led the Nestle Professional U.S. sales team responsible for selling $1.7 Billion USD shipments annually. Led a Nestle sales team of 135 direct sales leaders, sales reps, analysts and chefs selling in all US foodservice channels including National Accounts (custom products for national QSRs and casual dining chains), Street, Grocery Deli, Club Stores, E-commerce and convenience stores. Portfolio included bulk-sized packages of Stouffer's, Minors, Chef mate, dispensed beverages and Coffee mate foodservice products.

Vevey, Ch

Led the Nestle Australia Sales retail team responsible for selling $1.4B AUD Nestle Food and Beverage products across all sales channels including Grocery, Mass, Pharmacy, Convenience and online eCommerce. Sales team consisted of a National customer-facing sales force as well as 450+ direct field operations sales team members selling and merchandising in stores. The Sales team supported and managed customer relationships across the local Nestle Divisions including Confections (KitKat), Beverage (Coffee, Milo), Snacks (Uncle Toby's muesli bars), Foods (Maggi Noodles, Nestle Baking Chocolate), Infant (NAN) and Nestle Health Science (Optifast).

Vevey, Ch

Led national Value Channel sales team responsible for selling ~$600 million of Nestle USA products (Baking, Beverage, Confections, Ice Cream, Pizza, Frozen Prepared Foods) in the fast-growing Value/Dollar Channel and Ecommerce Online. Key customers included Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree. Also led the Foodservice national team responsible for selling Bulk Ice Cream and Ready- to-drink beverages into Walt Disney, Amusement Parks, Restaurants, Cinemas and other foodservice outlets. Exceeded internal revenue targets and grew share of channel each year.

Vevey, Ch

Led national sales team responsible for selling approx $400M USD of Nestle ice cream products to all small-format ice cream customers including Drug channel, Dollar channel and Convenience store channel.

Vevey, Ch

Led Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Division Foodservice team of 100+ people, consisting of Marketing, Finance, Sales, and Customer Service employees. Full Foodservice Division P&L responsibility with $175M annually shipped to national chains, amusement parks, local restaurants and Haagen-Dazs shops. Concurrently, President of Haagen-Dazs Shops, with 250+ nationally independently-owned (franchised) ice cream shops.

Vevey, Ch

Led Customer and Category Marketing team for Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Division. Team activated marketing campaigns with key customers including Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, Publix, Stop and Shop, Albertson's and HEB.

Chicago, Il, Us

2000 - Associate Brand Manager, Natural Cheese2001 - Brand Manager, Breakstone/Knudsen Sour Cream & Kraft Brand Dips2002 - Brand Manager, Polly-O Cheese2003 - Senior Brand Manager, Miracle Whip ($400 Million Revenue)2004 & 2005 - Brand Director, Kraft Salad Dressings ($580M, Kraft Brand, Good Seasons, Seven Seas)

Purchase, New York, Us

Pepsico Foodservice Group (KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut)

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, MN

M.B.A.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication, Business Minor