Jody Slater

Culinary professional with extensive experience in corporate, specializing in innovative product development and culinary trends. Demonstrated success in project management and team leadership, resulting in successful product launches and improved guest experiences. Skilled in culinary demonstrations and global presentations, combining creativity with strategic marketing insights.

• Created, tested and presented new menu items for global QSR customers based on current/future food trends
• Supervised team of food scientists, technicians and interns—overseeing flavor development and functionality process for systems
• Well versed in monitoring and approving nutritional labels, range formulas and ingredient specifications
• Kept up-to-date food trend information and marketing material for ideations, inside sales team, R&D team, executive team and customers
• Successfully developed and launched new products for national restaurant chains and grocery stores, including LTO’s, new product lines and countless on trend flavor profiles/products
• Good knowledge of HACCP, SQF, GMP’s and Food Safety standards
• Ten years experience working with frozen foods and with co-packers developing gold standard products
• Created and maintained SOP’s for research labs, culinary kitchens, processing facilities and customer samples in order to maintain superior quality of facilities as well as effectively reduce any unnecessary costs
• Saved company over $500,000 by matching/duplicating existing products for cost reduction purposes or new customer lines