Specialty Food Association Welcomes Mary Beth Vultee As Senior Vice President, Membership

, /PRNewswire/ -- The Specialty Food Association (SFA) is excited to denote that Mary Beth Vultee has joined nan statement arsenic Senior Vice President, Membership, a recently created position reflecting SFA's committedness to supporting members done each aspects of their journey. Most precocious astatine Whole Foods Market arsenic Executive Leader of Design, Vultee brings a wealthiness of specialty nutrient manufacture knowledge and passion to nan domiciled and nan Association.

"We're thrilled to invited Mary Beth to nan SFA," said Bill Lynch, SFA President. "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."

Vultee is simply a move leader pinch extended acquisition crossed operations, merchandising, sourcing, strategy, and programme development. A erstwhile cook pinch a Master's successful Food Studies from New York University, Vultee has heavy roots successful nan nutrient industry. She began her profession successful nan room earlier transitioning to cardinal roles successful nan industry, including arsenic a nationalist income head astatine The Chef's Warehouse. Her clip astatine Whole Foods Market—where she worked successful various roles, including a leader connected nan Local and Emerging Brands squad launching nan Local and Emerging Brands Accelerator Program (LEAP)—further shaped her expertise successful merchandise improvement and mentoring emerging brands.

Stepping into nan domiciled of SVP, Membership astatine SFA, Vultee brings her wide manufacture knowledge and expertise to cultivate beardown partnerships to thief SFA turn while staying existent to its halfway values. She is focused connected driving personnel growth, addressing circumstantial needs, and providing year-round support, peculiarly successful areas for illustration organization building, education, and proviso chain.

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

For much accusation astir SFA, rank benefits, and nan Summer Fancy Food Show, sojourn specialtyfood.com.

About nan Specialty Food Association 

The Specialty Food Association (SFA) was founded successful 1952 and is nan not-for-profit waste and acquisition relation of nan $207-billion specialty nutrient industry. Representing much than 4,000 businesses worldwide, SFA champions manufacture information and occurrence for a divers organization of makers, buyers, importers, distributors, and work providers by processing resources, information, education, and events that observe invention and inclusivity. SFA owns and operates the Summer Fancy Food Show, Winter FancyFaire*, and the sofi™ Awards, which person honored excellence successful specialty nutrient and beverage annually since 1972. SFA besides produces nan e-newsletter Specialty Food SmartBrief, the Trendspotter Panel yearly predictions, and Show reports. Find retired much at Specialtyfood.com, and link pinch SFA on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X.

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