Experience

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  Gourmet Sources

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Food Marketing & Operations

    • Apr 2016 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    A seasoned food expert with retail, wholesale, and production skills. Known for my passion and commitment to bringing out the best in the people I work with. My colleagues pay it forward by providing exceptional dedication to their jobs leading to happy customers, increasing sales, and strong bottom lines. I am currently interested in putting my culinary skills to work in the non-profit sphere as a way to address hunger and food security.

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  Whole Foods Market

  • United States
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Store Team Leader-Square One

    • Apr 2011 - Present

    Square One is Whole Foods Market's third store in Ontario.Responsible for all aspects of daily operations and for delivering outstanding customer service through a team of 150 team members who are engaged in enthusiastically offering the highest quality all natural and organic products available.

  • Store Team Leader

    • Mar 2002 - Present

    Food service professioal for over 25 years. With Whole Foods Market for the last 10. The last 8 years have been in store leadership. Prior to that Bakery & Specialty Team Leader. Prior: co-owned a variety of baking-based concepts from full service restaurants to franchise bagel bakeries, in addition to being the president of Goodhost Foods, Canada's premier, national wholesale coffee company.

  • Store Team Leader

    • May 2014 - Apr 2016

    Store Team Leader Landsdowne Park, Ottawa

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  Gourmet Sources, Inc.

  • Toronto, Canada

  • Owner

    • 2000 - 2002
    • Toronto, Canada

    Gourmet Sources was a full service, high end food concept company that developed recipes, menus, catered events, consulted to foodservice locations, and imported and sold gourmet food products.

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  Senses Bakery & Restaurant

  • Toronto Canada

  • Director, Retail Operations

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Toronto Canada

    Travelled around the world sourcing unique organic and high end products for exclusive gourmet retail store. Responsible for store's daily operations.

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  BakeWorks

  • Toronto, Canada

  • Co-Owner

    • 1993 - 1999
    • Toronto, Canada

    12 store bakery franchise, Southern Ontario.Developed concept from ground up: menu, decor, production standards & systems, training, turnkey openings, etc.

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  The Original Bakery Cafe

  • Yorkmills, Ontario

  • Owner/Operator/Chef/Baker

    • Sep 1985 - Aug 1993
    • Yorkmills, Ontario

    Toronto's only from scratch bakery cafe with 200 seats, broad variety of bagels, breads, cakes & cookies, popular menu and event location.

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  Wechsler Coffee Company

  • Moonachie, New Jersey

  • Marketing Manager

    • 1983 - 1985
    • Moonachie, New Jersey

    Largest family-owned coffee company on the US East Coast. Brought same market sophistication to Wechsler as provided to Goodhost and which enabled it to be sold to Nestle, Canada. Wechsler was eventually sold thanks to improved market visibility to Sara Lee.

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  Goodhost Foods

  • President

    • Sep 1980 - Mar 1983

    Operated Canada's second largest food service coffee company with three roasting plants and 16 branches across the country. Imported, blended, and sold to hotels, restaurants, fast food chains. Introduced the first Illy machine, concentrated coffee dispensers, gourmet foodservice coffee, gourmet supermarket coffee to Canadian consumers. Sold Canada's single largest brand of instant iced tea.