Catherine Porter is the senior customer marketing manager, convenience stores, for Sara Lee Foodservice. With more than 14 years of experience in creating and implementing marketing plans for food and beverage brands, she offers customer partners impactful consumer insights and on-trend solutions for enhancing foodservice programs.

At Sara Lee Foodservice, Catherine plays an important role in convenience store channel analysis and strategy development for a company that has been recognized by the industry for their commitment to several convenience store categories and features consumer-preferred brands such as Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, State Fair and Sara Lee, as well as the global coffee brand Douwe Egberts.

Catherine joined Sara Lee Corp. in 2005 as an associate product manager on the cakes and upscale desserts foodservice business before transitioning to marketing manager for the in-store bakery business, which she held prior to her current role. Her accomplishments include the development, launch and commercialization of new product platforms that received unprecedented penetration with key customers. With extensive experience in the food and beverage industry, Catherine provides her teams and customers with unparalleled knowledge and passion. Her expertise and insights are often featured in prominent industry publications.

Catherine has a master’s degree in business administration and international business from DePaul University, and a Bachelor of Science in marketing and finance from DePaul University in Chicago.