Doug Alexander

Doug Alexander, joined Premium Brands holdings as Vice President and General Manager- Leadbetter Foods, most recently accepting the role of Vice President Technical Services, Belmont Food Group (div Premium Brands Holdings), a Canadian food company consisting of 60 leading specialty food manufacturing and differentiated food distribution businesses with operations across North America. Servicing over 22,000 … Read more

Sarah Acchione

Sarah Acchione is the Procurement Manager at Italpasta Ltd.; Italpasta was founded in 1989 and is driven by a passion and love for food. It is the driving force behind the quality products produced, the care taken take and the pride Italpasta has in the entire range of products offered. Inspired by Italy but proudly … Read more

Jose Medina

Jose is the Senior Director of Quality and Operations Excellence at the Original Cakerie, located in Vancouver, BC and London, Ontario. The Original Cakerie is a private company that produces irresistible desserts with homemade taste for foodservice and retail customers across Canada, the USA and other markets. Jose has worked in The Original Cakerie for … Read more

Marc Harcus

Marc is responsible for Ingredion North America Manufacturing Strategy and ensuring execution of the North America Capital plan.  As a Regional Manufacturing Director, Marc is also responsible for the Canadian Operations, specifically the Cardinal & London manufacturing plants. His responsibilities include meeting safety, production, cost, efficiency, quality, environmental and sustainability targets and ensuring collaboration across … Read more

Cynthia Lee

Cynthia Lee is the Manager, Corporate Affairs for Cargill in Canada, where she is responsible for providing corporate support to Cargill’s diverse businesses; which includes collaborating with government, industry, and community partners on matters impacting agriculture and the food processing sector. Prior to joining Cargill in 2016, Cynthia held several public affairs positions within the … Read more

Kerry Towle

Kerry Towle is the Vice President of Industry and Government Relations at Sofina Foods Canada Inc since 2019, responsible for government and industry relations across Canada for all Sofina requirements. She has a Masters of Business Administration and Global Leadership from the University of Fredericton and has specialized training in Environmental Planning for Agriculture, Aboriginal … Read more

Kathleen Sullivan

Kathleen Sullivan joined Maple Leaf Foods in 2023 as Vice President, Government and Industry Relations.   She brings to the role over 28 years of government, advocacy, trade, and food sector experience. This includes senior leadership positions at several industry organizations, including Food and Beverage Canada, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, the Animal Nutrition Association … Read more

Isabel Dopta

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Jason Crawford

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Chris Conway

cconway@foodandbeverageontario.ca Chris has over 20 years work experience in advocacy, government relations, communications and general management.  He has worked in industry associations since 2004, initially in roles related to government relations and stakeholder relations. Chris has spent the past ten years as president of an industry association, which includes three years as President of Concrete Ontario … Read more