Rich Meyer

Rich Meyer has a significant amount of experience in the food industry. Rich started their career in 1974 at Nestle S.A. as a Senior Food Technologist. Rich then worked at Nalley's/Pinnacle Foods as Vice President Technical, starting in 1984 and staying until 1995. At McCain's, from 1995 to 1997, they served as Vice President Technical and directed all research on French Fries and Ellio's frozen pizzas. Afterwards, they joined Unilever as a Senior Consultant from 2000 to 2006. From 2011 to the present, Rich has been the Director of Research & Development at Oberto Sausage Company, where they have directed all product development and process improvement activities. Most recently, since 2015, they have been the Vice President Technical Services at JCR Technologies LLC, where they have been responsible for developing new processing technologies and formulations, as well as providing consulting services.

Rich Meyer has a PhD in Food Science and Marketing from Cornell University. Rich also holds a Master's degree in Food Science and Technology from Washington State University. Additionally, they are certified as a food technologist by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).