Maria Temperini

Maria Temperini is an accomplished professional with a robust background in food technology and product development, currently serving as Sr. Corporate Food Technology Manager - Dairy at Kroger since November 2019. Previously, Maria spent nearly three decades at Nestle, holding various leadership roles including Group Manager of New Product Commercialization and Technical Competence Unit Manager, where expertise was provided to 23 Frozen and Chilled Food factories across multiple countries. Notable positions also included Chief Engineer and Site Operation Manager at the Nestle Product Technology Center in France, as well as roles in process development and engineering at both the corporate and project levels. Earlier in Maria's career, positions at Enichem as a Process Engineer contributed to a solid foundation in chemical engineering. Maria holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from La Sapienza Università di Roma.