Mark Roche

About Mark Roche

Accomplished sales executive with 35+ years of leadership in food service and food sales.…

Experience

1. Account Executive Non-com Specialist

   Affinity Group, Sales & Marketing Agency

   Mar 2023 — Present · Pompano Beach, FL, US

   Affinity Group – Pompano Beach, FLAccount Executive / Non-Commercial Specialist (03/2023 – Present)• Manage relationships with 7+ category managers across two OPCOs.• Launched 26 innovative dining concepts for colleges and universities in partnership with McCormick.• Cultivate relationships with major GPOs (Avendra, Premier, Vizient, Food Buy, Sodexo), leveraging prior experience with Compass Group/Food Buy, Marriott, and Sodexo.• Build strategic partnerships with four major South Florida hospitals, attending monthly leadership meetings to increase sales.• Led culinary initiatives at 16+ food shows for major distributors including US Foods, PFG Miami, Cheney Brothers, Gordon Food Service, and Sysco.• Exceeded performance expectations with an average of 12 client calls per week.

Education

• Johnson & Wales University

  Bachelors Food Service Management, Hospitality

  1985 — 1987

• The Culinary Institute of America

  Associate of Arts - AA, Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Skills

• Fine Dining
• Hospitality
• Micros
• Guest Satisfaction
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Culinary Skills
• Guest Service Management
• Pre-Opening Experience
• Menu Engineering
• Restaurant Management
• Tourism
• Pre-Opening
• Opera
• Cooking
• Hospitality Industry
• Food Preparation
• Time Management
• Hospitality Management
• Event Planning
• Menu Development
• Sanitation
• Rooms Division
• Front Office
• Recipes
• Management
• Restaurants
• Wine Knowledge
• Food Service
• Hotel Management
• Event Management
• Meeting Planning
• Cuisine
• Property Management Systems
• Food
• Pastry
• Conference Management
• Yield Management
• Resorts
• Alcoholic Beverages