Well, I made the Daily Meal’s “50 Most Powerful People in Food” again. I’m up a few spots from last year – now wedged between the Dole CEO (didn’t they just have a Listeria outbreak) and Rachael Ray. Here is the full list:
#49 Andrew Zimmern, Host, ‘Bizarre Foods’
#48 Ingrid Newkirk, President and Co-Founder, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
#47 Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO, The Kroger Co.
#46 Todd J. Vasos, CEO, Dollar General
#45 Julie Packard, Executive Director and Vice-Chairman, Monterey Bay Aquarium
#44 Steven Spinner, CEO, President, and Director, United Natural Foods, Inc.
#43 Anthony Bourdain, Chef and Television Personality
#42 David Murdock, CEO, Dole Food Company
#41 Bill Marler, Foodborne Illness Lawyer and Attorney
#40 Rachael Ray, Television Personality
#39 Jim McGovern, Co-Chair, House Hunger Caucus
#38 Bill Shore, Founder and CEO, Share Our Strength
#37 Paul Grimwood, CEO and Chairman, Nestlé USA
#36 Pete Wells, Restaurant Critic, The New York Times
#35 Michel Landel, CEO, Sodexo
#34 Irene Rosenfeld, CEO, Mondelez International
#33 Craig Jelinek, CEO, Costco
#32 Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich, Chef/ Restaurateurs
#31 Dan Bane, Chairman and CEO, Trader Joe’s
#29 Oprah Winfrey, Media Mogul
#28 José Andrés, Chef-Restaurateur
#26 Tim Ryan, President, Culinary Institute of America
#25 Travis Kalanick, Founder, Uber
#24 David Chang, Chef and Restaurateur
#23 Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO, National Restaurant Association
#22 Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO, Amazon
#21 Kevin Systrom, Co-Founder and CEO, Instagram
#20 David C Novak, Executive Chairman, Yum! Brands
#19 Steve Easterbrook, CEO, McDonalds
#18 Paul Polman, CEO, Univeler
#17 Kathleen Finch, Chief Programming, Content & Brand Officer, Scripps Networks Interactive
#16 Patricia Woertz, Chairman, President, and CEO, Archer Daniels Midland
#15 Donnie Smith, President and CEO, Tyson Foods
#14 Pamela Bailey, President and CEO, Grocery Manufacturers Association
#13 George Zoghbi, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Commercial Business, Kraft Foods
#12 Susan Neely, President & CEO, American Beverage Association
#11 David MacLennan, Chairman and CEO, Cargill
#10 William J. Delaney III, CEO, Sysco
#9 Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-Founder and CEO, Yelp
#8 James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
#7 Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, Pepsi
#6 Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks
#5 John Mackey, Founder and Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market
#4 Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Food, Federal Drug Administration
#3 Hugh Grant, Chairman, President, and CEO, The Monsanto Company
#2 Judith McKenna, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Walmart U.S.