FRANKLIN FOODSERVICE SOLUTIONS - Key Persons
I'm a foodservice lifer, having worked in the industry since 1974. I started as a dishwasher, busboy, and short-order cook in Charlevoix, Michigan. Then I attended Michigan State University, and received a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management (with a Foodservice Marketing emphasis) in 1979.
From 1979 through 1994 I held a variety of Foodservice Marketing and Sales Management positions with Sara Lee Bakery, Vlasic Foods, and Awrey Bakeries. During this time I earned a Master's Degree in Marketing and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. In 1994 I joined A.T. Kearney as a Management Consultant specializing in strategic and supply chain projects for food industry clients.
In 1996 I started Franklin Foodservice Solutions. My goal: "To help food manufacturers align marketing and sales decisions with supply chain realities".