Frontera Culinary Director JeanMarie Brownson Expands Role with ConAgra
November 02 2016 - 12:41PM
Business Wire
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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