Food Foundry | a founder community and accelerator program

Food Foundry, a founder community and accelerator program built in collaboration with Relish Works and Gordon Food Service, advances innovative businesses who are reshaping the food and foodservice industry. From early-stage innovators to established industry leaders, Food Foundry cultivates a dynamic ecosystem of support through strategic investment, network access, guidance, and tailored programming.

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thefoodfoundry.com

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Heather Saffer

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3rd+

VERSATILE SENIOR LEVEL LEADER WITH PASSION FOR GROWTH Multiple award-winning, energetic, and results-driven sales professional with more than 10 years of extensive leadership experience. A passionate and creative sales strategist with an accomplished track record of deploying marketing and sales initiatives that consistently achieve client and consumer satisfaction, preserve brand integrity, translate product vision, and connect with diverse audiences. Skilled at building customer relationships at all key decision-making levels. Acknowledged for effectively managing all areas of business development. Founded company which launched a consumer food product and built a business that grew to over 6 figures in sales within two years and achieved year over year profits for ten years. Heather Saffer is the founder of Dollop Gourmet; a better-for-you dessert company that produces vegan and gluten-free lower sugar frostings sold in major retailers across the country. Heather graduated from SUNY Brockport with a degree in psychology and got her entrepreneurial start as the founder of the nation’s first create-your-own cupcake bakery. Heather has demonstrated success by winning Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, getting multiple offers on ABC’s Shark Tank, showcasing her products on QVC, and authoring two bestselling cookbooks, The Dollop Book of Frosting (Simon & Schuster/F+W Media) and Crazy Easy Vegan Desserts (Sterling Epicure). As a successful entrepreneur and self-taught baker, Heather has been featured in Forbes, People Magazine, Huffington Post, USA Today, Inc., Oprah, Hallmark Channel, Steve Harvey Show, and Sirius XM. Heather sold Dollop Gourmet in 2019 to Mimac Glaze Ltd., an international leader in the gourmet icing industry. Heather's current focus is on helping leaders and entrepreneurs through her speaking and consulting business, along with pursuing her passion for raising money for rescue animals with her artwork on Heather & Donald.

Rob Snyder

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3rd+

Fellow @ Harvard Innovation Labs | Founder @ Reframe + Restack | Harvard Business School, ex-McKinsey