CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2016--
ConAgra Foods, Inc (NYSE: CAG) is pleased to announce the appointment of
JeanMarie Brownson as Culinary Director. Joining ConAgra Foods as part
of the recent Frontera Foods, Inc. acquisition, Brownson has taken on an
expanded role, leading culinary development not only for Frontera
branded products but for all of the company’s growth business programs.
A Chicago native, Brownson is an accomplished chef and writer. As part
owner and culinary director of Frontera Foods with Rick Bayless and
Manny Valdes, Brownson was in charge of all new product development,
quality control and consumer educational materials for Frontera branded
products since the company’s inception in 1996. Brownson has been
awarded with several prestigious recognitions for her culinary writing
including the James Beard Foundation’s International Cookbook Award for
“Mexico – One Plate at a Time,” which she co-authored with Bayless and
his wife Deann, and the International Association of Culinary
Professionals Award for “Dinner at Home,” a collection of her favorite
recipes from her long-running bimonthly food column in the Chicago
Tribune, which goes by the same name. Brownson has also served as Test
Kitchen Director and assistant food editor for the Chicago Tribune.
“JeanMarie has an impressive background in the food industry, cooking
alongside such notable chefs as Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Rick Bayless
and many more,” said Sean Connolly, president and chief executive
officer of ConAgra Foods. “She also has great experience growing a brand
from the ground up as one of the original founders of Frontera Foods.
This expansive and holistic background makes her a great fit to lead
ConAgra’s culinary development and we’re so happy to have her as part of
the team.”
About ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), is one of North America's leading
packaged food companies with recognized brands such as Marie
Callender's®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Hebrew National®, Orville
Redenbacher's®, Peter Pan®, Reddi-wip®, PAM®, Snack Pack®, Banquet®,
Chef Boyardee®, Egg Beaters®, Hunt’s® and many other ConAgra Foods
brands found in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores.
ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying
frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable
products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators
and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.
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