Marketing professionals in Food distribution
Diane Hund, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at US Foods, is one of ten food distribution marketers here, alongside marketing directors at Sysco, Gordon Food Service, Performance Foodservice, Cheney Brothers, Inc., Saval Foodservice, Dutch Valley Food Distributors Inc. and City Line Distributors. Ask them how distributors market to operators through sales reps, set up manufacturer partnership programs, or move customers to ecommerce ordering.
Professionals to explore
Alli Dearth
LinkedInExperience: Director of Sales Marketing · Performance Foodservice
Performance Foodservice has had Alli Dearth as Director of Sales Marketing since 2024 and as Customer Engagement Manager (2016–2025). Alli was also Customer Relations Supervisor at BMW Group US (2014–2016) and Banquet, Service, Beverage Manager at Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc. (2003–2014), and focuses on strategies for brand growth, customer engagement and revenue in food service distribution. Restaurant experience makes Alli a fit for questions on what operators respond to.
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Amanda Gasman
LinkedInExperience: Area Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing · US Foods
Area Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing at US Foods since 2021, Amanda Gasman was Area Marketing Manager (2020–2021) and Director of Business Resources (2010–2020) there. Amanda was Director of Membership at American Marketing Association - Colorado Chapter (2010–2011) and Marketing Manager at Peaberry Coffee, Inc (2005–2009), and as Area Marketing Manager managed a team providing value-added tools to external customers. Merchandising and marketing for one area of US Foods fits Amanda.
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Christie Cartwright
LinkedInExperience: Director of Marketing · City Line Distributors
Christie Cartwright holds Director of Marketing titles at City Line Distributors, Navis Food Partners and Prime Source Foods, each since 2026; City Line is described as "a full-service food distributor" serving commercial customers in New England. Christie was Sr. Director, Marketing & Communications at Lupoli Companies (2020–2026) and Founder & President at Infinite Marketing, Inc. (2015–2020). Marketing for several distributors at once is Christie's question area.
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Deanna Segreti, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Corporate Marketing · Saval Foodservice
Deanna Segreti has been Director of Corporate Marketing at Saval Foodservice since 2020; Saval is described as a wholesale, broadline food service company. Deanna has been a Chef at Camp Celiac | New Jersey since 2014, was Kitchen Manager at La Prima Food Group Inc. (2016–2018), and held project, event and office management roles at Peppermill Projects dba/ Brand Joint and Brand Joint (2018–2020). Kitchen experience plus corporate marketing make Deanna a fit for questions on marketing food products to chefs.
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Diane Hund
LinkedInExperience: SVP and Chief Marketing Officer · US Foods
Diane Hund has been SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at US Foods since 2018, overseeing centralized, digital and field-driven marketing through over 100 marketers; US Foods is described as "a Fortune 200 $40B food service distributor". Diane also served as (Interim) Regional President, Southeast and SVP, Sales Operations (2025–2026), was VP, Corporate Marketing at US Foods (2016–2018), and has been Adjunct Professor at Dominican University since 2020. Diane fits questions on organizing marketing across central and field teams.
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Erika Mills
LinkedInExperience: Director of Marketing · Performance Foodservice
At Performance Foodservice, Erika Mills is Director of Marketing (since 2024) and was Marketing Manager (2017–2024) and Marketing Specialist (2014–2017), implementing marketing programs measured by company financial performance. Erika was Director of Development at House of Hope of the Pee Dee (2013–2014) and Mortgage Loan Originator at Bank of America (2008–2013). Tying distributor marketing programs to financial results is a good question for Erika.
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Lindsay Insinga
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Marketing · Sysco
Senior Director of Marketing (since 2026) and Marketing Director (since 2021) at Sysco, Lindsay Insinga was Director of Business Specislists (2020–2021), Director of Business Resources (2019–2020) and Marketing Manager (2008–2018) there. As Marketing Manager, Lindsay created a Marketing Partnership Program each year for over 300 manufacturers, a fit for questions on funding marketing with supplier partners.
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Lynn Juillerat
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Marketing - Punta Gorda Division · Cheney Brothers, Inc.
Since 2015, Lynn Juillerat has been Director of Marketing - Punta Gorda Division at Cheney Brothers, Inc., after Director of Marketing - Ocala Division (2007–2015), and was National Accounts Mananger there (2002–2005). Lynn describes Cheney Brothers as a division of Performance Food Service, and also lists Owner of Long Ridge Campground (since 2020) and Realtor Associate (since 2014). Marketing a single division of a foodservice distributor fits Lynn.
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Mark Dempsey
LinkedInExperience: Director of Sales, Marketing, Ecommerce · Gordon Food Service
Gordon Food Service titles for Mark Dempsey are Director of Sales, Marketing, Ecommerce since 2019, Marketing Manager (2015–2019), Marketing Strategist (2006–2015) and Store Operations - Store Manager, District Manager, Regional Manager (1995–2006). Mark describes a history in the retail grocery and food distribution industry, so questions on ecommerce ordering and on the store side of a distributor fit.
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Mark Hornung Jr, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Marketing · Dutch Valley Food Distributors Inc.
In 2026, Mark Hornung Jr became Director of Marketing at Dutch Valley Food Distributors Inc., after Area Leader of Marketing at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (2025–2026). Mark was Brand Manager - B2B (2024–2025) and Brand Manager - Import Brands (2024) at SAVENCIA and Brand Manager at Lebanon Seaboard (2023–2024), and describes a career across food, retail and B2B sectors. Brand manager titles at SAVENCIA and Lebanon Seaboard suit questions on how distributors market the brands they carry.
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Choose the right perspective
Diane Hund is the pick for organizing marketing across a whole distributor, and Lindsay Insinga for manufacturer partnership programs. Amanda Gasman, Lynn Juillerat and Erika Mills suit area or division marketing, Mark Dempsey ecommerce, Christie Cartwright marketing for several distributors at once, and Alli Dearth and Deanna Segreti questions on what restaurant operators and chefs respond to.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do distributor marketing teams equip sales reps to sell new categories to existing restaurant accounts?
- 02What does a manufacturer get for its marketing funds in a distributor partnership program?
- 03Which customers move to ecommerce ordering first, and what gets the rest to switch?
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