Rich Smice
Passionate Corporate Chef and dynamic food sales leader with a talent for driving culinary excellence. Expert restaurant consultant dedicated to innovation and success.
- Role
- Regional Manager Corporate Chef at Lilly\'s Fresh Pasta
- Location
- Hampton, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Regional Manager Corporate Chef
Jul 2025 — Present · US
Responsible for driving sales growth and increasing brand visibility for Lilly\'s Fresh Pasta across Florida and the Southeastern U.S. region. This role involves strategic collaboration with national, regional, and local chain accounts, as well as independent restaurants, to expand market presence. Key responsibilities include cultivating and managing distributor and broker partnerships, conducting chef-led product demonstrations, and developing compelling recipes that showcase the premium quality of Lilly\'s Fresh Pasta products. Focused on building long-lasting customer relationships through a hands-on, culinary-forward approach—because at Lilly\'s, eating is believing.
Skills
- Catering
- Income Statement
- Banquets
- Business Networking
- Menu Development
- Sanitation
- Hiring
- Food & Beverage
- Gourmet
- Food Service
- New Restaurant Openings
- Customer Service
- Cuisine
- Food Preparation
- Fine Dining
- Hospitality
- Culinary Skills
- Sales
- Profit
- P&L Management
- Grocery
- P&L
- Time Management
- Hospitality Management
- Food
- Restaurants
- Ingredients
- Food Industry
- Inventory Management
- Cost Control
- Food Safety
- Recipes
- Training
- Purchasing
- Cooking
- Hospitality Industry
- Restaurant Management
- Management
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