Food Marketing Alumni Hall of Fame
2023 honoree
Jared Spiller, B.B.A.’08Customer Vice President, Meijer at The Kraft Heinz Company
Jared Spiller graduated from Western Michigan University’s food and consumer package goods marketing program in 2008. While at Western, Spiller had critical experiences through the Food Marketing Association and completed a category analytics internship in category analytics with McCormick & Company. He joined The Kraft Heinz Company after graduation, where he has spent the 14 years in various roles across retail execution, category management, sales planning and account sales. He works directly with various industry retailers, including Meijer, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Walmart, Publix and HEB, to grow their joint businesses together. He actively sits on the Food Marketing Advisory Board and leads Kraft Heinz's re-engagement with the food marketing program.
Previous honorees
- Cynthia Herrera, B.B.A.’93 (2022)
- Doug M. Cygan, B.B.A.’86 (2019)
- Ashley A. Roehm, B.B.A.’93 (2018)
- Trent Weller, B.B.A.’96 (2017)
- William Nasshan (2015)
- Amy Feldman (2014)
- Michael Ross (2013)
- Chris Burns (2013)
- Sawan Kapoor (2011)
- Brian Haaraoja (2011)