John Honke

John Honke has over 20 years of experience in category development and business management within the food industry. Currently, as a Category Development Manager at Hormel Foods since January 2006, John supports Kroger in making key business decisions for categories generating over $2 billion in annual sales, leveraging insights from consumer behavior analytics through dunnhumby. Prior to this role, John held positions at Gold'n Plump Poultry as a Senior Category Development Manager and Business Development Manager, where significant cost-saving policies were implemented. Additionally, John was an Onsight Client Manager at ACNielsen, providing analytical support to Hormel Foods, and worked in various positions at The Pillsbury Company, achieving recognition for exceptional team performance. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.