Specialty Food Association Names Svp, Member Relations

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Former cook Mary Beth Vultee antecedently worked astatine Whole Foods Market

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Mary Beth Vultee

The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has hired Mary Beth Vultee arsenic its SVP, personnel relations, a recently created position demonstrating SFA’s committedness to supporting members done each aspects of their journey. Most precocious Whole Foods Market’s executive leader of design, Vultee brings extended specialty nutrient manufacture acquisition to her latest role.

“We’re thrilled to invited Mary Beth to nan SFA,” said SFA President Bill Lynch. “Her heavy manufacture knowledge, strategical mindset and passion for supporting emerging brands make her an perfect fit. I’m assured she’ll play a cardinal domiciled successful helping america grow nan year-round worth we present to our members.”

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A erstwhile cook pinch a master’s grade successful nutrient studies from New York University, Vultee began her profession successful nan room earlier moving to specified cardinal roles arsenic a nationalist income head astatine The Chef’s Warehouse, a supplier of specialty nutrient products based successful Ridgefield, Conn. Her clip astatine Whole Foods — wherever she held various roles, including a leader connected nan section and emerging brands squad rolling retired nan Local and Emerging Brands Accelerator Program (LEAP) — added to her knowledge of merchandise improvement and expertise to mentor emerging brands.

As SVP of personnel relations astatine SFA, Vultee will attraction connected expanding personnel growth, addressing circumstantial needs and providing year-round support, peculiarly successful specified areas arsenic organization building, acquisition and proviso chain.

“I’m driven by nan opportunity to thief SFA members thrive astatine each shape of their journey,” noted Vultee. “By building strong, collaborative relationships and creating tailored, actionable strategies, we tin empower our members to flooded challenges and prehend maturation opportunities.”

New York-based SFA is nan not-for-profit waste and acquisition relation of nan $207-billion specialty nutrient industry, representing much than 4,000 businesses worldwide.

Part of Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores, Whole Foods Market serves customers successful much than 530 stores crossed nan United States, Canada and nan United Kingdom. Parent company Amazon is No. 2 connected The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2024 database of the top nutrient and consumables retailers successful North America. Both Whole Foods and Amazon were named among PG’s Retailers of nan Century.