Melissa Slagel

Melissa Slagel

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Melissa hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan! Along with her husband and 2 crazy children, Izzy and Parker. If you know Melissa, you know she is passionate and excited in whatever is thrown her way! From her professional career to being a crazy PTO Mom she is always on top of her game! She has been in the foodservice business for over 18 years, from the distributor side to the broker side of the business, working with many manufacturers and in many different marketing roles. She is the jack of all marketing trades.

If you need any marketing support, she will find you a solution. “You need a sample kit created? I can execute. You need a sell sheet designed? Bam! Done! You need to buy trade media ad space? I can do it? You need photography? Bam! I got you!” She looks forward to working on any opportunity that comes her way

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Photography & Recipe Creation

One of my favorite projects that I love is when a client hands me over a recipe and asks for it to be photographed. Art directing photography is my jam. Making recipes come to life is my specialty.

I work with clients on their recipes and team up with the photo studio to create photos look like you can eat them right out of the photo. Then the finished recipe is shared via the manufacturer’s website, social media pages and food shows. Setting a strategy on marketing recipes is fun and is a key to foodservice marketing. If you don’t have the recipes with a professional photography touch, how will you inspire your customers to use your products.