JoAnn Rupp
Marketing Insights Manager, North America
Ingredion
JoAnn Rupp brings 13 years of food and beverage trend knowledge and market research expertise. She joined Ingredion in 2007 as Sr. Marketing Analyst, studying trends and facilitating statistics and analyses for the organization. She now manages NA Market and Consumer Insights, leading cross-channel consumer quantitative and qualitative research in the food and beverage space. Prior to joining Ingredion, JoAnn had 8+ years of sales, marketing and communications experience in food and industrial manufacturing industries.
Matt Yurgec
Associate, Global Applications, Bakery & Snack Team
Ingredion
Matt Yurgec has been with Ingredion for over 7 years as part of the Global Applications Team, where he has supported and led the development of new texturizers in both Dairy and Bakery & Snack applications. In his time at Ingredion, Matt’s research focus has led him to develop formulation and processing expertise in applications including multiple categories of snacks, sweet baked goods, gluten-free baked goods and yogurt. Matt received a B.S. in Food Science from Penn State University in 2005 and an M.S. in Food Science from North Carolina State University in 2009. Matt also has product development experience with Unilever.