CAROL STREAM, Ill. -- Antunes has appointed its first corporate chef. The foodservice manufacturer has hired Joe Arvin to help grow the company’s culinary vision.
Arvin will work with the company's sales, marketing and product-management teams. The move represents a commitment to adding diverse talent to better serve the Antunes customer base, said Tom Krisch, Antunes executive vice president.
“We are thrilled to welcome Chef Joe Arvin to the Antunes family,” Krisch said. “His years of experience as a celebrated chef, consultant and spokesman will greatly complement our sales and product-management teams.”
Beyond his seven years of exerience as an equipment spokesperson, Arvin has worked as an executive chef and restaurant consultant. He has also appeared on TV shows such as “Chopped,” “Cutthroat Kitchen” and “The Taste.”
At the 2018 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Arvin will exhibit some of his new menu items made with Antunes equipment.
Antunes specializes in countertop cooking and water filtration solutions and is based in Carol Stream, Ill.
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