Food & Culinary Nutrition professional with an extensive background in retail dietetics and marketing, national brand partnerships and multi-media communications. Versed in both industry- and consumer-focused writing, media appearances, recipe development, food photography, recipe how-to video production and more. Seasoned entrepreneur offering consulting and advisory services to food industry, manufacturers, promotion boards and trade organizations nationwide. Current and past clients can be viewed on the disclosure page of www.karenbuch.comPrior work experience includes Director of a Mid-Atlantic Grocery Retail Chain, where she launched long-standing HealthyBites, Paws for Pets, Fight Hunger, Balance Wellness programs. In addition, she served as Senior Marketing Manager for a National Food Sales & Marketing Firm, where she worked to establish retail dietitian programs at BigY, Pathmark, Shaw's, Farm Fresh, Acme Markets and Penn Traffic. Karen is co-author of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Supermarket Business and Industry Skills to Thrive Certificate of Training course, launched in 2014.Early in her career, Karen served as Registered Dietitian for Bucknell University and Lead Clinical and Community Dietitian for a Community Hospital.Honors include accepting an Excellence in Broadcasting award for Best Public Service Campaign, accepting a Gold Plate Award from the Food Marketing Institute, being selected as a Women of Influence in the Food Industry by the Griffin Report, being named one of the Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer and peer-nomination for an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Excellence in Practice award.
Listed skills include Nutrition Education, Nutrition, Wellness, Public Relations, and 18 others.
