2019 FreshForward: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of April 25, 2025. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Amanda Dentici-Becker Director Digital Commerce, and Innovation Allegiance Retail Services, LLC (Foodtown)
Daniel Koch Group Vice President, Perishables Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Andrew Burchett Vegetable Industry Affairs Bayer CropScience Global
Victoria Thomson Vice President, Customers Bimbo Bakeries USA
Tom DeVries Senior Vice President, Merchandising Brookshire Grocery Company
Chad Johnson Director, Marketing C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Gary York Vice President, Enterprise Sales C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Jan Hood Vice President, Value Added Business Lead Cargill Incorporated
Laurie Allex Sales Director Cargill Protein
Todd Fawver Vice President, Retail Sales - West Cargill Protein
Tyler Tracey Account Manager Cargill Protein
Thomas Windish President, Retail Channel Cargill Protein
Jamie Postell Vice President, Sales North America Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
Troy Vosburgh Senior Vice President of Operations Coborn's, Inc.
David Orgel Principal David Orgel Consulting LLC
Francesco Fazio - Deloitte Consulting LLP
Kelly Alonzo Manager Deloitte, LLP
Brian Baker Managing Director Deloitte, LLP
Kim Chook Marketing Specialist, Retail and Consumer Products Industries Deloitte, LLP
Dan Kinzler Principal Deloitte, LLP
Joshua Kudisch Associate Vice President, Service Delivery Deloitte, LLP
Jack O'Connor Senior Manager Deloitte, LLP
Nilesh Phillips U.S. Marketing Leader, Consumer Products and Retail Deloitte, LLP
Melanie Pick Senior Manager Deloitte, LLP
Barb Renner Global Lead Client Service Partner Deloitte, LLP
Jake Shoults Advisory Consultant Deloitte, LLP
Michele Stoffel Strategic Marketing Planner, Retail and Consumer Products Deloitte, LLP
Natalie Dyenson Vice President, Food Safety and Quality Dole Food Company
Katie Gaynor Vice President, Global sales and Marketing, Lobster Ink Ecolab, Inc.
Adam Johnson Vice President and General Manager, Global Retail Services Ecolab, Inc.
Jeff Testa Vice President, Corporate Accounts, North America Global Food Retail Ecolab, Inc.
Mike Penner Director or Retail Applications and Technology Fairway Group Holdings Corp.
Lars Batzel Senior Director, Fresh Merchandising Festival Foods
Karen Fernald Senior Vice President, Fresh Category, Merchandising and Pricing Food Lion, LLC
Suzanne Monford CEO & Chairman Heritage Grocers Group, LLC
Francie Jenks Business Development Manager Hussmann Corporation
Ray Fager Vice President, Sales Operations & Data COE Lead Irresistible Foods Group, Inc.
Kevin Addesso Senior Director Research and Development and Food Safety and Quality Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
Tom Schneider Sales Director Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
Chris Reisner Vice President, Sales Kayem Foods Inc.
Curtis Funk Senior Vice President, Merchandising Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Richie Keirouz Senior Director, Sales Mastronardi Produce Limited
Don Sanderson Executive Vice President, Merchandising Meijer, Inc.
Robin Hayes Produce Director Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Dwight Ferguson President and Chief Executive Officer Naturipe Farms
Janis McIntosh Director of Marketing Innovation and Sustainability Naturipe Farms
Kevin Brooks Chief Revenue Officer Procurant
Chuck Gragg Sales Procurant
Albert Gottuso Produce Category Manager Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Colin Mckay Produce Technical Coordinator Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Harold Paivarinta VP Sales and Business Development Red Sun Farms
Carlos Visconti CEO Red Sun Farms
Robert Darrell Vice President, Fresh Pork Sales Smithfield Foods Inc.
Mike Paribello Senior Director, Innovation and Consumer and Category Insights Smithfield Foods Inc.
Eric Waddell Vice President, Packaged Meats Sales, Retail Central Division Smithfield Foods Inc.
David Sherrod President and CEO Southeast Produce Council
Sheridan Lewis-Rardin Senior Manager, FSQR - Perishables Target Corporation
Casey Munn Director of Sales Taylor Farms
David Lessard Senior Vice President of Operations, Customer Experience, and Perishable Distribution The GIANT Company
Brian Lorenz Vice President, Omnichannel Fresh Merchandising The GIANT Company
John Ruane President, The Giant Co. The GIANT Company
Derrick Miller President The Wonderful Company
Kurt Vetter President, Wonderful Sales The Wonderful Company
Jack Mertes Director of Retail Sales Trident Seafood Corporation
Tony Ott Vice President of Merchandising, Meat and Seafood UNFI
Michael Lang Partner Upshop
Art Yerecic President Yerecic Label
Kristin Yerecic Scott Executive Vice President of Customer Experience & Administration Yerecic Label
Michael Baughman Director of Marketing
Kurt Brands Chief Operating Officer
Nick Ciminillo Vice President of Retail Solutions
Joe Clark Director Meat, Seafood, Deli & Bakery
Alex Corbishley Principal
Randy Evins Senior Principal Industry Advisor
Curt Fedder Senior Manager, Consumer Center for Insights
John Haggerty Founder and Strategist
Jim Hull Senior Industry Strategies Director
Don Kirkwood Managing Director
Paul Kneeland Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Sales
Gregory Livelli Senior Vice President, Portfolio Solutions
Stephanie Lundquist Executive Vice President and President of Food and Beverage
Rob Neou Business Technology Analyst
Mike Richter Vice President of Fresh Merchandising
Mark Siner VP of Retail/Grocery
Rick Steigerwald Vice President, Fresh Foods
Allen Warch Vice President, Fresh Merchandising
Peter Webb Marketing Analyst II, Portfolio Solutions
Voni Woods Vice President, Fresh