Industry Leaders

Rafael Sosa left from Venezuela to Miami more than three decades ago looking for a better future for his family, but he never imagined that making corn arepas with his wife Omaira would end up creating a successful company that now produces 70,000 units per day. The success achieved by …

Leevers Supermarkets is celebrating 81 years in the supermarket industry. For more than seven decades it was a family business until its owners, in 2012, transformed the company so that its employees, more than half of them Hispanic, could become part owners of the supermarket chain that now operates 17 …

If there is someone in the world of the food industry expositions, who can successfully organize commercial events, we have to talk about J. Antoni Valls, Director of Alimentaria Exhibitions. Valls was born in Spain, a fervent soccer fan who fondly remembers North Carolina in the United States, where he …

The young Mexican executive Esteban Abascal began the new year with a great responsibility on his shoulders, but with the total conviction that in 2019, as the new CEO of Interamerican Foods and La Moderna USA, his company will take a big step in its mission of expansion in the …

Alvaro Patiño dreamed of becoming a soccer player and to one day play for the United States’ National Team, but life had other plans for him that would lead him to work in the supermarket industry and lead a successful career for more than two decades. With Colombian parents, but …

Santiago Murphy, Innovation Director for Heineken USA, has worked with the popular beer brand since 2009 and has a passion for marketing. With a love of beer and digital marketing, Heineken was the perfect fit for Murphy, who wasn’t always involved with the business world. Coming from a family of …

Stephen Chávez, owner of the ChávezPR firm in Los Angeles and co-founder of the LatinoFoodie.com food blog, was named president of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) Los Angeles Chapter. Journalist, professor and public relations professional, he is also an expert in Hispanic cuisine and broad connoisseur of the food …