Distinguished career in driving profitable revenue growth, increased market share, and international expansion for global CPG brands and early stage start-ups.
Career marked by award-winning CPG leadership for companies including Coca-Cola, 7-Up, Brach and Brock Confections, Lindt & Sprungli, Godiva, Storck, Unreal Brands and Baron Chocolatier. Experienced in developing, launching, and/or resurrecting brands, product lines, and concepts into successful multimillion-dollar businesses across all classes of trade. Collaborative leader with solid history of hiring, developing, and mentoring high potential staff into next generation of leaders.

Key Highlights Include

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Established new concept Food Company from initial ideation through development and launch to viable sub category with $8.5 M RTS in first five months.

Unreal Brands
Spearheaded creation and launch of new product line that made premium brand accessible to mainstream population, delivering over $50M in incremental revenue.

Godiva
Created $30M revenue stream with $3.5M+ RTS across all classes of trade by developing and launching premium chocolate product, Werther’s Chocolate Caramels.

Storck
Shifted paradigm of premium confectioner to mainstream distribution resulting in $80M profitable sales growth in five years. Lindt

Lindt
Fashioned a Family Owned Private Label Company into an International Brand Focused force, increasing first year revenue over $13.5M in incremental business.

Phone : (1)-313-530-1321
Email : Chris@rainmakerfoodsolutions.com