Since 2013 until recently, I represented manufacturers of cheese, deli meats, imported pasta, olive oils and tomatoes from Italy for Manzo Food Brokers. The current pandemic has hit everyone in the food service business hard and left many searching for other employment. Good luck to us all!From 2003-2013 with the Atalanta Corp. I have conducted business in the imported food industry as a Business Development manager/Regional manager in the Florida market as well as interests in southern Georgia and Mississippi. Product lines includes imported meats, cheeses and dry good groceries from around the world. My responsibilities were to develop sales to wholesale distributors, regional restaurant chains, manufacturers, specialty food retailers. The previous seven years were spent with an Atlanta based dressing and sauce manufacturer as a regional sales manager covering the state of Florida and Georgia with offices in Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville. Responsibilities included:*Account management*Product presentation and management*Sales an Business development*Merchandising Strategy*Inventory control*Budget and Expense control*Contract and Pricing strategies and negotiation*Industry Trade show coordination