Director of Business Development, Datassential; Chicago, IL

Jennifer Aranas is a director of business development at Datassential, where she supports company growth and profitability by cultivating new business relationships with companies and senior executives within the food and beverage ecosystem. Joining the company in 2013, she brings over fifteen years of foodservice operations expertise to this role including experience as an executive chef, restaurant owner of Rambutan in Chicago, and author of The Filipino-American Kitchen: Traditional Recipes, Contemporary Flavors. Prior to Datassential, she spent over six years with Sysco Chicago as a corporate executive chef and in sales. She also worked as the director of culinary and events for Chicago Public Schools K-12 with Compass Group, helping to create and launch healthy, kid-friendly menus. Jennifer holds a B.S. in Accounting from University of Illinois and a culinary certificate from Kendall College, where she currently sits as an advisory board member for their culinary program. (Chicago, IL)