Karen Malody
Owner: Culinary Options Karen founded Culinary Options consultancy in 1997 after departing Starbucks where she had been Food, Beverage and Menu Development Director. Prior to that time, she had been vice-president of Food, Beverage and Product Development for Larry’s Markets, an upscale multi-unit supermarket in Seattle, WA. For six years prior to that Karen was Senior […]
Top Achiever-Consultant: Karen Malody
Amelia Levin Originally published on April 02, 2012 Psychiatric social worker. Wine and cheese class teacher. Cooking school and catering company owner. Vice president of foodservice and product development for a high-end supermarket chain and marketing director for a natural foods company. Food and beverage director for Starbucks. Restaurant chain menu development director. And now, […]
FCSI’s Future Customer Podcast Series – Episode One: Karen Malody, FCSI
Posted on January 13, 2020 Supported by Revel Systems, each episode features leading FCSI management consultants addressing how front-of-house is staying ahead of the curve This new audio podcast series, supported by Revel Systems, features leading FCSI Professional member management advisory services (MAS) consultants discussing how and why foodservice is changing – and how the front-of-house element […]
The FCSI Interview: Karen Malody, FCSI
With an award-winning career advising on cutting-edge foodservice concepts for multinational companies, Karen Malody FCSI tells us how it started when she decided to quit social work Karen Malody exemplifies that sometimes following your dreams actually is the way to go. She always loved food but didn’t originally choose that as her career path. Instead, […]
FCSI The Americas Biennial Conference: Expert Panel Focus
At FCSI The Americas Biennial Conference in Nashville a panel session on the consultants’ role in foodservice’s changing technological landscape was particularly enlightening, says Amelia Levin To consult on technology programs or not to consult? That was the hot question in discussion at a session featuring three top consultants during the FCSI conference in Nashville, held […]
