Jon is a life-long resident of west Michigan. He is a graduate of Davenport College in Grand Rapids. Jon started his career with Ritchie Marketing working part time in the warehouse while in high school. During college he worked full time for his father, Tom Ritchie, as the warehouse manager and a sales rep. After college he continued his sales career and got into sales management, ultimately buying out the other partners of Ritchie Marketing in 2006.

Jon is married to Karla and they have three teenage daughters. He enjoys playing golf, hunting, riding his Harley, college football and spending time with family at the cottage.

Dale has been with Ritchie Marketing for the past 30+ years. Dale started working for his brother Tom Ritchie back in the 1980’s and enjoys working Tom’s son Jon Ritchie as we move forward into the future.

Dale is married to Colleen and they have two grown children that live in the Grand Rapids area. He enjoys working with our church and spending time with our family that lives, mostly still in Michigan. I also spend time working on a couple of Classic cars in my garage and working in my yard.

Roger joined the Ritchie Marketing team in July of 2015. He has been in the food service industry for 35 years. The past eight years he has been in food service sales.

He is married to Lois who has 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren.

They live on the north side of Grand Rapids and enjoy traveling, kayaking, gardening and cooking.

Steve comes to Ritchie Marketing Inc. with over 30 years of experience as a chef at some of metro Detroit’s most well-known restaurants. He is a graduate of Dearborn Divine Child H.S. and Schoolcraft College’s prestigious Culinary Arts program. Steve has a passion for food and a vast amount of experience that has afforded him the opportunity to do teaching and consulting in addition to appearing many times on local tv showcasing his culinary expertise. He is an avid fan of college football, especially the Michigan Wolverines. Go Blue!!

Steve currently resides in Farmington Hills with his wife and their 2 fur-babies.

John has been in the food service industry for 20 years. John started his culinary career while he was attending Albion College getting his bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine. After graduating from Albion John decided to get his master’s degree in athletic training from Michigan State University, but while waiting to get into the program John was working full time in the kitchen and fell in love with it. Instead of getting his master degree John enrolled at Macomb Community College and received his associates degree in culinary arts. Working many years as a chef, John has also worked in distributer sales and with other food service brokers. With his background as a chef and in distributer sales John has an inside perspective of the distributer and restaurant dynamic which helps him relate to his customers. Being a resource for his customers is John’s goal.

John lives in Northern Oakland County with his wife Kelly and their two children and three dogs, cat, and fish. He spends his off time up in Traverse City (hunting, fishing, or just relaxing) or driving his children to their different activities. Lifelong Michigan State fan, he also enjoys watching the Red Wings, Lions, and Tigers.

She worked her first food show at the age of 13 and fell in love with the food service industry. She has worked in both distribution and in food service sales, but her passion is sales. She has over thirty-six years of sales and marketing experience and has been with Ritchie Marketing for the past 7 years.

Pam has been married for over 20 years to the love of her life. She has six children, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Chuck has been in the food service industry for over 25 years. He has managed restaurants, worked for a food service distributor, as well as a food broker. He attended Macomb Community College where he studied Hospitality Management.

Chuck lives in Clinton Township, Michigan with his wife, Sandra and his two teenage children. When he's not working he enjoys playing golf and coaching baseball. He's also a fan of University Of Michigan Athletics and The Detroit Tigers.

Ron began his food service experience in 1980 working at a local Grand Rapids restaurant chain. He graduated from Cornerstone University, formerly known as Grand Rapids Baptist College. Ron has been with Great Lakes Meat & Deli/Ritchie Marketing Inc since 1994 where he continues to be a valuable part of the team.

Ron is married, has three children and resides in Rockford, Michigan. He is an avid sports fan, and enjoys coaching, hunting, and trying to keep up with my children who are in a variety sports.

Tom has a degree in Hospitality Management from Grand Valley State University and has worked in the foodservice industry for 7 years, including restaurant-resort management and sales. He spent 10 years as a National Sales Manager in the golf & sports turf industry prior to his return to foodservice.

He enjoys coaching youth sports, is an avid sports fan, and particularly enjoy the game of golf. He currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife, 3 boys and man’s best friend.

Dan Halling Jr, known in many circles as ‘Junior’ has been in the food service business since he was 16, starting in country clubs and hotels before finally settling into the food service sales aspect in 1987. Dan is married with two children and spends his free time with his family attending sporting events, concerts and comedy acts.

Dan is a graduate of Michigan State, but is a die-hard Michigan fan. His goal is to bring a positive presence to every situation he's in.

Jeanne has thirty plus cumulative years in the food service industry from running her own successful catering business, restaurant management and foodservice sales in Southeast Michigan and for the past few years in the Food Brokerage Business. She is very happy to be part of the Ritchie Marketing Team working with Independent Distributors.

She is married to Don, three Wonderful Step-Children and five Remarkable Grand-Children. Enjoys spending time at her Cottage on Lake Erie in Amherstburg Ontario with Family and Friends, Cooking, Boating and Fishing.

Brent Smith joined the Ritchie Marketing Team February of 2018 and is working with our Gordon Food Service dedicated team. Brent covers Grand Rapids/Holland/South Haven Commercial and Non-Commercial, as well as the Fruits, Vegetable and Dairy category at Gordon Food Service corporate. Brent extensive background in food service includes working for manufacturers (Campbell Soup), Distribution (Gordon Food Service) as well as brokers (MVP and The Core Group).

Karla has recently joined the Ritchie Marketing team in customer service. She is married to Jon and has 3 daughters. She currently resides in Grand Rapids.

She enjoys playing golf, attending her kids sporting events, and just spending time with family and friends.

Dennis comes to Ritchie Marketing with 35 years of foodservice experience, 19 years as manufactures rep and 16 years with brokers in Southeast Michigan. He is a graduate of Central Michigan University with degree in Marketing.

Dennis is married to Jan and they have 4 grown children and one grandchild and lives in Commerce Twp. In his spare time he enjoys umpiring baseball from ages 18 & younger, cycling, golfing and being an active member of our church in Novi, MI.

Bernie has been part of the Ritchie Marketing team since 1996. She has three grown married children. They have blessed her with three grandchildren. Since she is inside during the work day, she enjoys being outside working in her garden or just looking out over the fields from her back yard. She is a country gal.

Jennifer has a Business degree from the University of South Florida and has worked in the foodservice industry for 11 years.

She is an avid golfer and enjoys hiking, fishing and the outdoors. She and her husband Jack recently moved to the “country” and have started gardening as a new hobby. They also enjoy cookouts with friends and family and hanging out with the grandkids.

Haley is the oldest daughter of Jon and Karla. She graduated from Spring Arbor University in 2015 with her degree in Psychology and English Literature. She spent some time working as a social worker in Jackson, MI before moving back to Grand Rapids in July 2017 to join the Ritchie Marketing team. She and Andrew have been married since June 2016. They have two “fur children”: Jax, an Australian Shepherd puppy, and a hedgehog, Leo.

Haley enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, and being outdoors. She is an avid Texas Longhorns fan and enjoys watching every football game in the fall with her parents.