Montebello Kitchens Founder, Steven Lynch, Appointed to Virginia’s Specialty Food Advisory Committee.
February 24, 2010
VDACS’ SPECIALTY FOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTS FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO HELP MARKET AND PROMOTE VIRGINIA’S SPECIALTY FOODS AND BEVERAGES
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is pleased to announce new members Chad Zakaib of Jefferson Vineyards, Kathy Davis of Richmond-based Pohlig Brothers, Kate Collier of FEAST! in Charlottesville and Steven Lynch of Montebello Kitchens in Gordonsville have joined Virginia’s Specialty Food Advisory Committee.
Todd P. Haymore, former VDACS Commissioner and current Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry under Governor Bob McDonnell, created the committee in 2007 to collaborate with and advise the department on various aspects involving the marketing and promotion of Virginia’s specialty food industry.
“I am pleased to welcome the new members and their particular expertise and private sector backgrounds to the Specialty Food Advisory Committee. Working together with the committee’s current members, these individuals will help guide VDACS’ marketing and promotion efforts, including the Virginia’s Finest program, on behalf of the state’s successful and growing specialty food industry,” said Haymore.
Other committee members include: Jane Riddick-Fries of FERIDES in Courtland; Samuel W. Edwards, III, of S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, Inc. in Surry; Jeff Bateman of Integrity Food Group, LLC in West Point; Robert C. Williams, Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Pamela Barefoot of Blue Crab Bay (Bay Beyond, Inc.) in Melfa; Peter Pruden, III of Taste Unlimited in Virginia Beach; Sarah Cohen of Route 11 Potato Chips in Mount Jackson; and Scott Stephens of Virginia Diner, Inc., Wakefield. VDACS’ Director of Marketing, Charles Green, serves as the Committee’s Advisor.
The Committee has announced that its annual educational conference will take place March 22 – 23 in Richmond in conjunction with the biennial Virginia Food and Beverage Expo scheduled March 24 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Details and information are available at www.vaexpo.com
For more information about the Specialty Food Advisory Committee, contact VDACS’ Division of Marketing at 804.786.3530.
