Hometown Food Company
Jayendra Shiva Balagopal, MBA, currently serves as an Associate Brand Manager at Hometown Food Company since August 2023. Prior to this role, Jayendra held positions at The Kraft Heinz Company as a Senior Marketing Analyst focusing on Consumer Insights, and at IRI as a Senior Client Insights Analyst, where contributions included developing analytics reports and conducting root cause analyses. Jayendra also gained experience as a Part-time Associate at In-Sattva Ventures Inc, conducting competitive analyses of Indian eCommerce offerings, and optimizing Amazon seller accounts. An earlier internship at Açaí of America involved spearheading successful email marketing campaigns and product prototypes. Additionally, experience at Amazon encompassed roles as a Process Trainer and Logistics Operations Associate, where Jayendra earned Best Mentor Awards for training efficiency and improving customer satisfaction. Jayendra holds an MBA in Marketing from Fordham Gabelli School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from SRM IST Chennai.
Hometown Food Company
At Hometown Food Company we don’t only hold some of America’s most beloved baking brands, we’re inspired by them. We believe that like a favorite recipe, great things come from the correct ingredients, years of expertise and plenty of care. Because together, they can grow into something beyond the sum of their parts. As any good baker knows, when you combine the right ingredients and add a little heat, they Rise Together. Hometown Food Company is owned by private equity firm Brynwood Partners. For more information on Hometown, please visit www.hometownfoodcompany.com For more information on Brynwood Partners, please visit www.brynwoodpartners.com