Jonathan Carl Raduns Visual Food Service Merchandising Consultant, Owner
Background Raised on a farm, but not "brought up in a barn," Jonathan began his career as a young child selling his family's vegetables at the roadside stand. Mom always said that if we sat outside near our display sales would increase! Jonathan is now a proud dad of two sons, Noah and Isaac, with his wife Ellie.
Our Team Our team of nationally recognized veteran consultants are carefully selected for "chemistry" and expertise and aligned to each project. Our team draws from diverse career experience at industry leading firms such as: Wegmans, Compass Group, Starbucks, Disney, and Hilton.
Projects He leads food retailers through a reinvention process to improve retail strategy, displays, merchandising techniques, signage, fixtures, and retail environments to drive profitability. Jonathan builds custom solutions in food courts, restaurants, farm markets, fresh produce departments, specialty and natural food retailers, and for food manufacturers.
Jonathan loves to help retailers drive incremental sales, building average guest checks, cross merchandising, and build compelling food displays that "tell a story."
Jonathan has extensive direct farm produce marketing experience in open air farmers markets. He later traded frozen fruits vegetables and juice concentrates internationally calling on food manufacturers. He was a merchandising and management team member at Wegmans Food Markets in Buffalo, NY. where he increased organic produce sales by 25% in 9 months. He supported the marketing department at Rich Food Products in Toppings, Icings, and Desserts. Jonathan holds a Food Marketing and Distribution Degree from the School of Hospitality & Service Management at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Dee Pettit Food Concept, Strategy, & Merchandising Consultant
Experience With40 years of multi-channel food and retail industry expertise in strategy, branding, marketing, and concept development; targeting opportunities to maximize revenue and deliver profitability for sustained growth that is grounded by execution and sustainable practices. A Unique Perspective Renewed spirit and air of creativity is thriving in businesses with a renewed focus on adaptability and concept execution that is cultivating smarter solutions to the end user. Businesses that foster inclusivity and trust are the next generation of smart and nimble companies emerging with strong cultures to accelerate growth potential like no other time in our history.. Many have been ignited by Illuminating ideas faster with a more powerful purpose and true differentiation. Frictionless and intuitive execution that are mindful of their customers' experiences are disrupting many traditional norms in food and beverage services. Success before, now and in the future is to remain relevant to the end user but also pushing boundaries with breakthrough ideas that touch the emotional need of the customer can remove operational barriers to understanding the value time to price value equity and are leading the way for others to follow.
Swing at bold ideas
Shift perspectives and thought patterns
Define and solve complex problems
Create unexpected consumer engagement
Deliver holistic stakeholder value
Dee's Professional experience includes:
Proven Senior Executive Leadership
Operational Structure and Interim Management
Business Operational Strategy
Brand Strategy and Concept Execution
Concept Creation and Design Development
Marketing Merchandising and Digital Engagement
Research, Insights Opportunity Analysis
Guest Journey Mapping Operational Gaps to End User
