Alejandro Gaete Valdes

Alejandro Gaete Valdes is an experienced culinary professional with a specialization in gastronomy, currently serving as a Chef Instructor at IPCHILE since April 2022. Valdes has a strong background in the retail food sector, demonstrating extensive leadership and team management skills. Previous roles include Prepared Meals, Bakery, and Pastry Manager at Supermercados Unico, Retail Food Service positions at Master Martini Chile, and Sales Chef for Food Service at Guallarauco, where responsibilities included managing the Jumbo account nationally. Valdes also has experience as Executive Chef for Prepared Meals at Hipermercados Tottus and as a Cafeteria and Ice Cream Specialist at UNIMARC. Valdes holds a degree in Culinary Production with a focus on international cuisine and traditional Chilean food from INACAP, completed between 1993 and 1996.