Category: Cover Story

JULIA TANKERSLEY WELLS VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING SERVICES, THE PICTSWEET COMPANY  Pictsweet, a family-owned company, was founded by Wells’ father, J.O. Tankersley. Her career has

RISA JENKINS SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER-INDEPENDENT MERCHANDISING, C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS Jenkins had always handled non-edibles until she was reassigned to the frozen merchandising team many years

ASUN ROMERO DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT,  SUPERIOR FOODS A native of Spain, Romero started working at Superior Foods two weeks after arriving in the United

KERRY ROBB MARKETING MANAGER, NESTFRESH & NEW BARN ORGANICS  With her background in creative design, Kerry Robb fell in love with food marketing 20 years

MARCELLE SMALLEY SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGER, SOVOS BRANDS After 37 years in the CPG industry, including 15 in the frozen and refrigerated category, Smalley knows the importance

CINDY RHODES OWNER/CEO, CAPE COD SELECT When she realized frozen cranberries that consumers could enjoy year-round simply didn’t exist, Rhodes decided to bring the product

VIVIAN SON DIRECTOR OF REFRIGERATED FOODS, GROCERY OUTLET Son was the first to create and implement a direct import process for all food categories at

POE TIMMONS EXECUTIVE VP, COO & CFO,  JENI’S SPLENDID ICE CREAMS Timmons has been breaking down barriers since 1994 when she became the first female

Angie Christos Senior Vice President Of Retail Sales Strategy, Pricing & Execution, Tyson Foods Christos is responsible for the end-to-end profitable retail sales growth of

Nicole Sopko Vp, Upton’s Naturals Sopko was the first non-production employee to join Upton’s Naturals 12 years ago and has played a key role in

Dr. Anna Johnson Vice President, Corporate Development, Marketing, & Pmo, United States Cold Storage Dr. Johnson uses her strategic experience and expertise at USCS to

Gail Becker Founder, Caulipower The mother of two boys diagnosed with celiac disease, Becker founded Caulipower in 2016 after finding that existing gluten-free options lacked