Mark Papendieck

Mark Papendieck has extensive experience in the food retail and culinary sectors, currently serving as the Eastern Corridor Prepared Foods Retail Specialist at National Co+op Grocers since September 2015. Previously, Mark held various leadership roles at Whole Foods Market from March 2007 to May 2015, including Team Leader, where oversight of a team of fifty members was achieved, and Associate Team Leader, assisting in the management of over 150 team members. Mark's earlier positions included Executive Chef, responsible for a kitchen staff of twelve and menu development, and Sous Chef, where supervision and scheduling of kitchen teams were key responsibilities.