The Judges

Judges for the Food & Drink Awards and the Home & Health Awards are selected on the basis of past and current experience with product concepts, packaging, quality, product performance, supply chain management, and retail marketing and merchandising. Judges are divided into panels of six to eight members. Every panel also includes consumer representation.

Nick Hahn
Director, Corp Brands (Retired)
The Kroger Co.		 Peter Berlinski
Editor-In-Chief
Private Label Magazine		 Frank Dell
President
Dellmart & Company		 Mona Doyle
President
The Consumer Network		 Linda Eckhardt
Cookbook Author
 Annemarie Huste
Author and Master Chef
Jim Hertel
Managing Partner
Willard Bishop Consulting		 Larry Markowitz
Attorney-At-Law
Baker & Hostetler		 Dominique Payraudeau
Master Chef
 John Failla
President
Store Brands Decisions		 Michael Strasser
Executive Director
Shelter Express		 Marvin Benjoya
V.P. (Retired)
Perrigo Co.
Tom Branna
V.P. /Editorial Director
HAPPI		 Arthur Zimbalist
Director
Advantage Sales & Marketing		 Vicki Williams
President
Signature Sales & Marketing		 John Karolefski
President
Primary Communications		 Mark Krakauer
President
MWK Marketing, Inc.		 Jerry Tempesta
Sales Manager
CMS Sales & Marketing
Jay Forbes
President
The Forbes Connection		 Mark Lang
Professor of Food Marketing
St. Joseph’s University		 Michael Sansolo
President
Sansolo Solutions		 Wes Bray
President
Retail Optimization, Inc.		 Steven Muchtin
Executive Chef
Willow Ridge Country Club		 Tom Vierhile
Director, Product Launch Analytics
Datamonitor
Eileen K Kaufman
Executive Director
Social Accountability Int'l.		 Len Lewis
President
Lewis Communications		 June Wallach
Sr. V.P., Business Development
GfK Custom Research		 Jim Wisner
President
Wisner Marketing Group		 Chris Warne
Independent Media Consultant
 Scott Lucas
Executive Director
Interbrand
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