Ken has been in the food brokerage industry for over 25 years both on the Retail and Foodservice sides of the business. Ken also spent a couple years working for food service distribution before coming to work for Ritchie Marketing in 2004. He has held various positions in the industry including Sales Manager and Account Executive.

Ken is married to a wonderful lady and has three grown sons and two grandchildren. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo.

Rob is pleased to join the Ritchie Marketing team and has been in the foodservice industry since 1984. He started his foodservice career at the distributor level and continued as a broker rep and has spent the past 20 plus years as a manufacture representative.

He lives with his wife Rhonda in Columbus, Ohio and is a huge fan of The Ohio State University. Rob has been a longtime baseball and football coach in the community and believes that teamwork is the key to success in life. In his spare time he likes to ride his Harley Davidson and travel.

Tony has been in or around food for all his working career. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and since has successfully been Hotels, Country Clubs, Fine Dining, and family restaurants in both Chef and General Manager roles. Tony also has broker and manufacturer experience also. His background brings a solutions approach to helping customers out.

Tony’s been married to Terry for 26 years. They have three great kids and one great dog. He likes to spend time in the woods bird hunting, plays average golf, and loves to ride bicycles.

Joining Ritchie Marketing in early 2015, Cathy has worked in restaurants all through school as a server & bartender. She started her sales career in 1994 as the Midwest Account Manager for Harley-Davidson Dealer Systems. After twelve fun years she decided to leave the "Harley-Davidson way of life" and went back to her roots in food service! She has spent the past nine years in Restaurant Management, Food Service Distribution Sales and Food Service Brokerage.

She is a lifelong resident of North-East Ohio, currently residing in the snow Capitol! She enjoys spending time with her children and family, attending school activities, sporting events and finding time for the gym! She is very excited to become part of the Ritchie Marketing team!

I started in the foodservice industry in 1984 with culinary training. I also have experience selling operators directly: various seafood, cooked & raw protein items, desserts & appetizers, and various forms of pasta. From 2012-2018 I was the Director of Sales & Marketing for Mama Mucci’s Pasta.

Tony joined the RMI team in May of 2012. He has been married to Julia for 22 years. He has two sons, Sean and Shane and has lived in Loveland, Ohio for 12 years. Tony is active in his church and also enjoys coaching and volunteering for his kids sports teams and enjoys playing golf.

A graduate of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Tony has spent over 27 years in the food service business as a Restaurant Owner/Operator, Manufacturer’s Sales Representative, District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, and National Accounts Sales Manager.

Mark comes to us with 11 years of operational experience in the restaurant industry in both front and back of the house with national restaurant chains as well as 18 years of experience in the food broker industry. He graduated from the University of Rio Grande in southern Ohio with a degree in Business Management and credits his jobs while in college leading to his chosen career path in the industry.

In his spare time, Mark is a weekend warrior in golf, loves to travel, attend muscle car shows, and watch his nieces and nephews grow into young men and women. An avid college sports fan in general, an OSU Buckeye fan specifically and a general fan of good people and good food!

25 Years in the Foodservice Industry. A former Executive Chef, Restaurant owner and Caterer. Jason pulls from his culinary and business experience to add knowledge to the Brokerage service he provides through Ritchie Marketing. Food has always been his passion. Now, he is helping customers find the products they want while giving manufacturers the channel they need to move their products. Jason is happy to be a part of the team at Ritchie Marketing and he looks forward to working with Gordon Food Service cliental and all the great manufacturers he represents.

Jed has over 40 years experience in all facets of the food service industry beginning in her family’s restaurant and covering Hotel & Restaurant Management, Distributor Sales, VP of Distributor Sales, Brokerage Business Development Management, and Broker Account Executive. She joined the RMI team in Nov. of 2017 and handles Independent Distributors and Key Accounts in the Cleveland Market.