Christopher Kline

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About Christopher Kline

Hello and thanks for stopping by. Currently, National Accounts Sales Director & Chef who supports the development and sales of innovative, profitable products for the food service, retail and manufacturing sectors. Strong customer relationships and presentation skills and have presented/demonstrated profitable solutions to C-Suite Executives, Industry Conferences & Events such as IFMA/COEX and the American Innovation Summit, plus a wide variety of Culinary, R&D, Innovation, Procurement, Insights and Marketing teams, with over 65% of the Top 200 restaurant chains covered (Technomic's). Also, C-Store Chains (7-Eleven, Wawa, etc.), non-commercial customers including the largest Distributors (Sysco, Aramark, PFG, US Foods), Healthcare GPO's and their customers, B&I, College & University, the largest K-12 school districts, the US Military (Air Force, Army, & Navy), and large industrial customers.With over 38 years of experience in the food industry (27 in Food Manufacturing 18 as a Team Leader), I've worked for the largest publicly and privately held organizations in the world but also, family run or 5 person companies. Have a proven track record of selling very large volume of products, developing and commercializing products in the marketplace for both foodservice, retail, and industrial segments. Most importantly cross multiple arenas including but not limited to: beverages (coffee, tea, soda, and protein), proteins (chicken, turkey, pork, seafood, shellfish, and beef), alternative proteins, prepared & refrigerated foods, charcuterie & sausages, dry blending, batters-breadings-coatings including gluten-free, pizzas & topping, pastries, waffles, breads, doughs & rolls, desserts, functional ingredients, sous vide products, and complex sauces, glazes, compound butters & dressings. I am also cross trained in Ideation Moderation, Product Development & Rapid Prototyping (Gold Standard Plus(+), Project Management, Trade Show Booth Development and Execution, Budget Management, Innovation processes, Product Marketing & Positioning, Operations, Equipment & Ingredients procurement. I have a deep long-term passion for my fellow culinary artist and advocacy. Co-founded and serve as the executive director of The Artist Advocacy Group, a non-profit organization that supports and promotes positive mental & physical health for culinary artists and their craft.Simply, I really dig food, the food industry, the people in the industry, and am here to support others development of products and people.Live & Eat Well