Edward Zimmerman - Founder, The Food Connector

Edward Zimmerman – Founder of The Food Connector, a sales and marketing company serving the wholesale food industry, Edward Zimmerman began his foodservice career in 1974 spending four years in restaurant operations and management. He then worked in the retail deli/bakery business, where he set up and managed in-store operations for a 14-store chain. He had a 13-year career in the wholesale bakery industry and then did consulting work for foodservice distributors and manufacturers for five years. In 1996, Edward helped to begin a foodservice marketing group that became the largest pizzeria distribution network in the United States. Edward has possibly sold, marketed, and tasted more pizza than anyone in the United States over the last 15 years.