Food & Beverage

Food-Focused Travel: Latin American Cities for Serious Culinary Explorers
Food-Focused Travel: Latin American Cities for Serious Culinary Explorers

Discover Latin America’s top culinary destinations, where markets, street food, and innovative restaurants reveal the rich cultures, traditions, and stories behind every meal.

Roberto Carrato Diageo
Roberto Carrato Reflects on Two Decades at Spirits Giant Diageo

Roberto Carrato trusts the process of becoming a CFO at Diageo

Juan Carlos Caviedes
From Mop Duty to the C-Suite

One executive’s thirty-year climb from cleaning bathroom floors in a fast food restaurant to leading global teams across four continents

Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf CJ Foodville USA, TOUS les JOURS, International
Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf Joins the C-Suite at CJ Foodville USA

Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf was ready to drive change from the COO chair

Tony Rico Goya Foods
Tony Rico Helps Keep What Makes Goya Great While Expanding

Thirteen years later, Tony Rico may still have the same title, but his HR leadership is one to admire and emulate

Stephen Dvorak The Dallas Group of America, Inc.
Steve Dvorak Leads With Hands-On Commitment at The Dallas Group of America

Steve Dvorak and his team build trust and lasting relationships at The Dallas Group

Natalia Siercke-Suarez Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA
Natalia Siercke-Suarez Returned to the US to Become Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA’s First Female VP

Natalia Siercke-Suarez Can Drive an ERP Implementation in Four Languages and Counting

Berenice Tenorio Nuestra Cocina
Berenice Tenorio is Elevating Mexican Gastronomy on the Global Stage

Berenice Tenorio on founding Nuestra Cocina, whose products are distributed through leading retailers across the US and internationally

Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Ramirez Smithfield Foods
Manny Ramirez Grows From Procurement Fanatic to People Leader at Smithfield Foods

Manny Ramirez, director of strategic sourcing at Smithfield Foods, on trading individual wins for people-first leadership shaped by his immigrant roots

Tatiana Vargas-Tietjen Goya Foods Inc.
Tatiana Vargas-Tietjen, a Lifelong Advocate, Has Found a Home at Goya Foods

Tatiana Vargas-Tietjen decided to attend law school after a Google search and she never looked back

Samantha Mejia PriceSmart
Samantha Mejia is a Renaissance Woman Still Finding Challenges Twenty-Six Years in at PriceSmart

Samantha Mejia talks Leonardo da Vinci, cross-border expertise, and holding on to her curiosity

Ernesto Candia Proximo Spirits
Ernesto Candia on the Challenges of an International Move at Proximo Spirits

From supply chain agility to team empowerment, Ernesto Candia is building a resilient procurement future for Proximo Spirits across North America

Juan Zapiain PepsiCo
Juan Zapiain is Driving a Tech Transformation at PepsiCo That Will Impact Every Aspect of Its Business

Juan Zapiain discusses ERPs, cultural competence, and learning to stay himself across cultures

Jose Manuel Cordero Vallarta Supermarkets
Jose Manuel Cordero Leads with Gratitude

Jose Manuel Cordero has spent over thirty years at Vallarta Supermarkets, where he has risen through the organization while leading the operations and growth of the chain

Suzette Recinos PepsiCo
Suzette Recinos Wants You to Make Your Vision Known

Suzette Recinos was promoted to PepsiCo’s general counsel of LatAm by cultivating a reputation of speaking up and taking on big challenges

Hisplaining the Latino Approach to Food: Not Always Fast, but Often Fresh!

Yehudit Mam hisplains the difference between popular cuisines in the US and Latin America, which boils down to culture and cost

Hispanic Executives to Watch June 2025
Hispanic Executives to Watch: June 2025

Dive into our latest spotlight on Hispanic executives to watch, which showcases eleven leaders in the technology, retail, media, health, and food & beverage industries

Latinos in HR to Watch
Latinos in HR to Watch: May 2025

Don’t miss out on these fourteen Latinos in HR to watch, who are empowering people, driving business strategy, and making an impact at their organizations and in their communities

Superior Grocers
Superior Grocers Opens Its First Store Outside of California

Superior Grocers is poised for some serious expansion in the next few years, starting with Las Vegas

Hisplaining Why a Professional Creative Has to Make Tamales

In her inaugural column, writer Jessica Solt hisplains how an impulse to cook tamales gave her a new creative outlet while her advertising career takes an unexpected hiatus

Evelyn González Puratos
Evelyn González Is Poised for an Extraordinary Year at Puratos

Evelyn González talks the Latin American market, digital transformation, and uplifting talent at Puratos