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About SupHerbAlex Forestier
Director of Industrial Sales
Why is food your passion?
Food is one of the few constants in life. Most will enjoy a meal 2-3 times a day. Why not enjoy those times to the fullest? The creativity and passion involved in creating a unique and tasteful flavor experience feeds both our physical and mental wellbeing.
What do you love about food and the food industry?
Enjoying your craft makes everything in your life a little easier. Being able to sell clean, safe, and flavorful products is not only fun but fulfilling as well.
Adam Howell
Industrial Sales Manager
Why is food your passion?
Food is the greatest communicator on earth, spanning culture, class and
language. Whether home cooked, haute cuisine or from a streetside stall, food has the ability to ignite all the senses, inspire us to travel, encourage us to connect outside our normal networks, express our uniqueness, and fuel our adventures.
What do you love about food and the food industry?
I cherish that food is a way for me to express my creativity and serves as a way to show my love for friends and family, while working with my hands and of course tasting along the way. In both my restaurant work in the past, and in the industrial space I am in now, the passion for service, quality and delivering memorable eating experiences is pervasive and palpable, and I am thrilled to be a part of that world.
Summer Heydarian
Foodservice National Account Manager
Why is food your passion?
From creative expression through cooking, exploring various cultural
roots, finding a love for the sensory experience of tasting different flavors, or simply connecting with others over shared meals—food brings people together. My passion for people and food go hand-in-hand and I enjoy
being part of the continuous exploration and innovation around creating
value for both.
What do you love about food and the food industry?
I never initially imagined I would work in the food industry but six years
later, I don’t see another route. I have fallen in love with it because I
admire the creativity, diversity, and opportunity to bring joy to others
through food. The people in this industry are simply the best and I have a
genuine passion for building strong connections with co-workers, peers,
and customers alike.
Ari Satinover
Foodservice Sales
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
I’ve spent over 25 years in the Food Industry- as a busboy, in a kitchen, waiting tables, and managing restaurants; then into distribution and ultimately to the supplier side.
Through all those years and changes, the flavor food brings to life is what is most exciting to me. Of course, this means what a food tastes like and how it reacts with other food and drink, but this also means all the moments in life that happen when people get together to eat.
Food sets the trends that affect our lives every day. Continuing my career at SupHerb Farms allows me to work with a team that is focused on the cutting edge of food today… and tomorrow… from the garden to our clients’ dishes!
Carol Cooper
Director of Foodservice Sales
Chef Scott Adair
Corporate Chef
Why is food your passion?
Yes, I am in love…Deep, untamed, uninhibited love that runs deep in my veins – and my stomach for that matter. I love everything about food: the fragrant, irresistible smell; the fantastic colors, and the rich overwhelming taste. My love is not only about eating and cooking, but I love the innovation and learning techniques from some of the best Chefs around the world.
What do you love about food and the food industry?
We eat to survive, but I survive to eat. I have a deep passion for food. I love to eat, but more importantly, I love to cook, talk about, look and study all types of food. I love to follow the latest trends in cooking, and I also love to recreate forgotten dishes from the past. I love how the food industry is always innovating and creating to find flavors that dance on your taste buds, allowing me to have a constant flow of creative ideas to develop flavors, and dishes.
Chris Helvig
National Accounts Manager
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
The food industry is a very fun, exciting, and rewarding business to work in because of all of the talented people you get to work with on all sides of the business on a daily basis.
Don Douglas
VP of Business Development and Innovation
Donna Bolton
Industrial Sales Manager
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
Food brings people together. Sharing a meal is an experience that allows us to connect at a very human level and enjoy what we have in common. It also gives us the opportunity to experience new cultures and heritages.
Karen Ratner
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
I come from a long line of terrific home cooks on both sides of my family, so my passion for food and cooking is part of my DNA. The first time I prepared food, was when my mother taught me to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch at about age 8. Fast forward from there, I went off to college to study the sciences, including food science, as part of my major. What I love most about the food industry is that I have been able to combine my passion for food and my food science experience, to help our customers bring delicious food to tables everywhere.
Lindsay Hanson
National Accounts Manager
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
I have been in the food industry for 20 years and can’t imagine being anywhere else! I love that food brings people together and creates special memories.
Lynda Munoz
Director of Human Resources
What do you love about food and the food industry?
I love working in the food industry because the people I am fortunate enough to work with are so passionate and creative about what they do. My career in HR has always put me in direct contact with people who are the “heart” of the company. My colleagues understand and approach food on a totally different level and it gives me unique insight and perspective. Most of us associate food with celebration, family and fond memories making it central to who we are as humans. Food helps unite us and create some of our best and fondest times together making it fun for me and the best career anyone cold have! I love good food and the products we make just enhance the experience.
Why is food my passion?
My career in HR has always put me in direct contact with people who are the “heart” of the company. Most of us associate food with celebration, family and fond memories making it central to who we are as humans. Food helps unit us and create some of our best and fondest times together making it fun for me and the best career anyone cold have!
Matt Reid
President
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
First of all, I love to eat! Secondly, the food industry is full of intelligent, passionate people who are full of character and integrity. After spending the past 25 years in the food industry I am proud to be a well-seasoned member who is passionate about bringing great-tasting and safe products to our customers every day.
Maurice Barrera
VP of Manufacturing
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
My love for food resides mostly in sushi. Sashimi in particular. Being new to the food industry has opened my eyes to the many variables – from planting to harvest and through to production – that impact the flavor and quality of our products and how well a company like SupHerb Farms nurtures the process to ensure only the best products reach the market. It’s a beautiful thing.
Mike Martin
VP of Sales
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
At its core, food is one of the common threads that unites all humans. It is an integral part of the connections within families, relationships between friends, and traditions that define different cultures. Having spent my professional career working in various segments of the Food Industry, I feel very lucky to be able to work each day with many talented, creative, and intelligent individuals to help bring flavor-forward, healthy, innovative concepts from ideas to finished culinary solutions available to consumers globally.
Sally Smedal
Chief Financial Officer
Why is Food my Passion?
The definition of food is: food; a noun meaning “any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.” How can I not be passionate about food when it is the basis for maintaining life and growth? Additionally, there are so many creative/tasty & fun ways to create food that not only maintain our lives (and those of our pets), but it is also the magnet for socialization!
What do I love about food and the food industry?
I love experimenting with all kinds of food (both eating and preparing) and it brings me joy to see others loving to come together and do the same (especially the eating part!). Working in the food industry is fulfilling for me as I get to see the benefits of providing healthy & nutritious food to all walks of life (including pets) and know that we make a difference in everybody’s quality of life.
Yvette Jensen
VP of Supply Chain
Michael Finete
Chief Executive Officer
Why is food your passion? What do you love about food and the food industry?
Food has always been a passion of mine. Being born into a family with deep roots in commercial fishing, I was born into the food industry. Throughout my lifetime, my passion for this industry has grown with me both personally and professionally.
One of the things I love about this incredible industry is that food is more than just nourishment for our bodies. Food is a universal language that connects us all. More specifically, food is what brings us together. Whether it be with family, friends, colleagues, or even someone you have just met - food connects us all.
I am thrilled to be a part of the food industry and do my part in providing a safe and healthy source of food to others. This industry is ever evolving. While ingredients may stay the same, there are always new and exciting applications. I am excited to be a part of the SupHerb Farms Family and lead our team in our farm to table model – from working with local farmers to sustainably farm crops in the field so that they can preserve this great land for future generations to producing the finest natural herb products on the market.
Essien Ita
Industrial Sales Manager
Why is food your passion?
The preparation of food is a form of art. The final product is a masterpiece based upon an individual’s experiences, environment, and culture. It tells a story of love, joy, happiness, sadness, struggle, determination, resistance, praise, or being grateful.
What do you love about food and the food industry?
It’s one of the last segments of business, where your word is your bond, and your name and the company you work for means everything. Actions or
agreements are still initiated based upon on a handshake. It’s good to be in a business where there is still a very high level of integrity.
Frederic Jaubert
President
Vasco Raposo
VP of Human Resources
Nelson Freeman
VP of Supply Chain
