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NEW HORIZON CUISINE, ANKENY, IA Sales and Culinary DirectorNew Horizon Cuisine is a sauce ingredient manufacturing company that launched in November of 2012. The product line-up includes a food service line of sauce concentrates developed for professional chefs and commercial kitchens. The company has a manufacturing division that produces meat and vegetable extracts for large scale food manufactures. My current book of business was developed from the ground up with sales on the foodservice side projected to reach 950,000.00 and industrial to reach 1.4 m for fiscal 2013.• Creates marketing strategies including promotional materials, product forecasting, and pricing• Leads development of prospective clients using multiple entry points to network with prospects such as social media, trade shows (as attendee and speaker), competitions, and prior customer/business relationships• Handles all pricing negotiations and distribution channels• Gathers competitive intelligence and ensures alignment with industry trends• Creates and maintains website to showcase products, company, and order handling• Executes brand strategy and created company logo, product labels, and packaging design• Develops and updates POS materials and product fact sheets• Serves as product liaison with USDA, food service companies, Brokers, Chefs, and culinary professionals• Develops, tests, and presents recipes educating industry prospects and culinary professionals on product utilization• Ensures quality control of product formulas and works with QA and plant management on new formula creations• Conducts tours of the facility showcasing operations as well as prepares foods for testing consumption

MARTIN BROTHERS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC., CEDAR FALLS, IA Corporate Chef Martin Bros Distributing is a regional broad-line food service distributor with annual sales of 300M. At Martin Bros my primary purpose was to support sales in all aspects of account management. Initially I would work with sales to close accounts demonstrating culinary support and education capabilities. My work was a key element in account retention often working directly with operations in menu development, cost controls and training with a focus on growing the product movement of our company’s top ten vendors. Developing and achieving sales goals for our top ten vendors was a key element of my position as well.• Developed culinary training curriculum creating training videos and content for monthly magazine publication • Traveled to prospective and existing clients to conduct foodservice evaluations and operational reviews• Demonstrated and trained on new culinary techniques and industry trends• Designed menus including development of recipes, training culinary staff, and photographing images• Educated prospective and existing clients on food styling techniques and presentation• Created marketing and promotional materials to generate product interest and increase sale volumes• Supported sales initiatives in restaurant, healthcare, and education industries• Developed culinary concepts based on market research data• Consulted with sales staff and clients on kitchen layouts, workflows, and designs• Promoted Martin Brothers brand by developing trade show booths and speaking at national, regional, and local conferences