Susan Forbes

Senior Culinary Manager at Foodbuy USA

Susan Forbes is a seasoned culinary professional with extensive experience in the foodservice industry. Currently serving as Senior Culinary Manager at Foodbuy USA since 2019, Susan has successfully implemented culinary solutions that generated a $1.4 million increase in volume allowance in one year. Previous roles include Director of Culinary for Chartwells School Dining Services K12, overseeing culinary operations for 550 school districts and $750 million in annual sales, and Director of Culinary Operational Support for Chartwells Higher Education, contributing to $1.5 billion in revenue. Susan also served as Corporate Executive Chef for Southern Foodservice Management, Inc., where culinary concepts were developed for various foodservice contracts. Susan holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Iowa State University and an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University.

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Charlotte, United States

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Foodbuy USA

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Foodbuy is a largest foodservice procurement organization in North America and the sole sourcing partner for their parent company, Compass Group North America. This gives us a serious advantage when negotiating contracts for their members, because the huge volume of the Compass Group business represents a huge opportunity, even for the biggestmanufacturers in foodservice.


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