Kenneth
Blanchette

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My Experience


Prior to creating KAB Food Consulting , Ken was a founder member of FreshDirect 2001.
Ken was a pivotal part of representing Fresh Direct’s food service market in exceeding their distribution goals, maintaining product quality, optimizing warehouse efficiencies by creating systems & operations, overseeing product recreation, creating value-added products, R&D, vetting USDA Manufacturers, launching innovative product programs, overseeing buyers, and acquiring pivotal licenses involving NYSLA, creating the only food retailer with a liquor license under one roof. 

With skill sets and strength in a vast array of sectors within the food service industry, Ken has the knowledge and know how to take a concept or current product and bring it to the masses.

From handling established businesses to providing partnerships with Amazon brokers to design, build, and maintaining turnkey storefronts, Ken is there to advise you to the next level.

Specialty, Organic, vegan and on-trend products 100
Key Account Development 80
Sales Management 100
Purchasing 100
Sourcing 100
Product Development 93
Recipe Development 90
Category Management 95
Product, Packaging, recipe review & Development 95

Experience

Linkedin
2019- Present
KAB food Consultant

President

Representing domestic & foreign food Manufacturers in the retail and food service distribution channels

2018 - 2019
Fresh Direct

Director Culinary QA Deli/RTE

Overseeing & creating Standard Operating procedure of deli department with transition to new 400,000 sq ft warehouse. 

2016-2018
Fresh Direct

Director of sourcing-Private Brand

Optimized products inventory by eliminating similar products, oversee chefs through R&D and launch products, evaluate & screen USDA manufacturers through interview, documents, & site visits

2001-2016
Fresh Direct

VP Purchasing-Sr Category Manager

Operated direct relationship with buyers all departments, Established vendor base w/ +200 direct suppliers & manufacturers, Created direct import coffee program, created PB program w/ EVOO italian mineral water.

WORK WITH ME

15

Years
of Experience
Working
Prior to creating KAB Food Consulting, Ken was the Director of Sourcing & Vice President of Purchasing at Fresh Direct, a leader in the food & beverage industry.
  • Recipe Development
  • Package design & marketing
  • Co-packer
  • Retail Connection
  • Collaboration with Natural Retail Channels, Big box stores, conventional retailers & Regional Food Service Distributors.
  • Specialty, Organic, vegan and on-trend products 100%
  • Rebranding for new audiences
  • Distribution network optimization
  • Establishing sales & Marketing plan
  • Creating SOW & timeline for processes on retail products
  • Negotiating pricing
  • Product submission
  • Help with warehousing, Amazon platform setup

Creative & dedicated is things that gilber studio brings

We make our customers products valuable in the eyes of customers. To do this, we analyze and study people, build long-term strategies for interacting with them, develop creative ideas our customers products valuable in the eyes of.
Maude Povey
Creative Market Inc. 1
We make our customers products valuable in the eyes of customers. To do this, we analyze and study people, build long-term strategies for interacting with them, develop creative ideas our customers products valuable in the eyes of.
Kyran Whiteley
Creative Market Inc. 2
We make our customers products valuable in the eyes of customers. To do this, we analyze and study people, build long-term strategies for interacting with them, develop creative ideas our customers products valuable in the eyes of.
Giselle Crosby
Creative Market Inc. 3

Get in touch

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Kennethblancette@gmail.com

(917) 642-8481