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Karen Gardner has over 20 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. Karen began their career in 2000 as a Senior Strategic Account Manager - Vending, Strategic Account Manager, and K12 School Specialist at PepsiCo. In 2007, they joined Kraft Foods as a Key Account Manager and Customer Sales Representative, where they managed a $10MM territory across four states and aligned with US Foods to grow sales at the operator level. From 2015 to 2019, they worked at The Kraft Heinz Company as a Business Development Manager - Deli - Central U.S. and Territory Business Manager | Regional K12 Specialist, overseeing $15MM in Kraft Heinz foodservice in-store deli business in 15 states throughout central U.S. and managing Kraft Heinz distributor business across four states. In 2019, they joined Fonterra as a Regional Key Account Manager. Most recently, in 2021, they began working as a Business Development Manager at Mario Camacho Foods.

Karen Gardner obtained a Bachelor's degree in Forensic Science and Technology from Michigan State University.