Do you need facts, recipes, story leads, background on foodservice products, organizations, or services? Are you looking for experienced foodservice writers or public relations consultants for project work? Find Writers/Consultants/Resources Here Use this directory to connect on-line with IFEC members who provide writing and public relations services or handle PR for foodservice suppliers, restaurant and food management companies, and other organizations active in foodservice. The latter can help you with research. Listings are by type of business: Agency Baltz & Company, Inc. Wine, spirits, restaurants, hotels, food products Phillip Baltz pbaltz@baltzco.com www.baltzco.com Devine & Pearson Lisa Brackett l_brackett@devine-pearson.com www.devine-pearson.com Ketchum Food B2B Kassie Borreson Kassie.borreson@ketchum.com www.ketchum.com Lewis & Neale, Inc. Anita Fial anita@lewis-neale.com www.lewis-neale.com Lewis & Neale, Inc. Jason Stemm Jason@lewis-neale.com www.lewis-neale.com OutSmart Marketing Solutions Melissa Dennis Melissa@teamoutsmart.com www.teamoutsmart.com The Londre Company, LLC Patti Londre Patti@londre.com www.londre.com Weber Shandwick Worldwide Ellen Hartman ehartman@weber-shandwick.com www.webershandwick.com Culinary Consultants Weber Shandwick Worldwide Ellen Hartman ehartman@weber-shandwick.com www.webershandwick.com Educational Institutions The Culinary Institute of America Jay Blotcher J_Blotch@culinary.edu www.ciaprochef.com Foods/Branded Barilla America, Inc. Kate McPike kmcpike@barilla-usa.com www.barillaus.com Basic American Foods Pat Burke Pburke@baf.com www.baf.com Coca-Cola North America Ellen Hartman Weber Shandwick Worldwide ehartman@weber-shandwick.com www.webershandwick.com J.R. Simplot Company Alan Kahn Alan.kahn@simplot.com www.simplotfoods.com Phillips Foods, Inc. Honey Konicoff hkonicoff@phillipsfoods.com www.phillipsfoods.com Foods/Marketing Boards National Onion Association Kimberly J. Reddin Kreddin@onions-usa.org www.onions-usa.org National Turkey Federation Sherrie Rosenblatt srosenblatt@turkeyfed.org www.eatturkey.org Devine Pearson Lisa Brackett l_bracket@devine-pearson.com www.devine-pearson.com United States Potato Board Kassie Borreson Kassie.borreson@ketchum.com www.ketchum.com Freelance Public Relations Consultants FoodService Solutions Blake Swihart blake@foodservicesolutions.biz www.foodservicesolutions.biz Railing & Associates Cindy Railing, APR cindy@pr-wiz.biz www.pr-wiz.biz Freelance Writers Brent T. Frei Frei & Associates btfrei@aol.com Linda Picone Linda@lindapicone.com www.lindapicone.com Diane Welland Freelance Food & Nutrition Writer Dfoodies@aol.com Media Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFÉ) Brent T. Frei Frei & Associates btfrei@aol.com Professional Organizations American Personal Chef Alliance Brent T. Frei Frei & Associates btfrei@aol.com ACF Windy City Professional Culinarians Brent T. Frei Frei & Associates btfrei@aol.com Master Chefs Institute Brent T. Frei Frei & Associates btfrei@aol.com Thomson Delmar Learning Brent T. Frei Frei & Associates btfrei@aol.com Restaurant & Foodservice Management Companies Chop House & Brewery Jen Chavez-Hartman jchavezhartman@rockbottom.com www.rockbottom.com Old Chicago Jen Chavez-Hartman jchavezhartman@rockbottom.com www.oldchicago.com Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery Jen Chavez-Hartman jchavezhartman@rockbottom.com www.rockbottomrestaurantsinc.com Walnut Brewery Jen Chavez-Hartman jchavezhartman@rockbottom.com www.rockbottomrestaurantsinc.com Other Services Stacy Moore & Associates Stacy Moore Market research, strategic business planning stacy@smafood.com www.smafood.com