Tia Franzone, a food industry professional with extensive knowledge in various channels such as foodservice, retail, national accounts, DSD, and online, is a renowned name in the industry. With her expertise, she has helped many brands in organic and natural food sales, distribution, merchandising, and trucking/logistics. Tia is proficient in negotiating terms and contracts for customers between brokers and manufacturers. Her skills in gross margin, solution selling, research, and marketing make her a leading figure in the industry. She is also skilled in media relations, social media, corporate and brand identity, team leadership, and strategic communications. Tia is a graduate from the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's in Public Relations/Communication Studies. With her ability to engage and influence customers, she has excelled in her roles as Customer Growth Manager & Product Specialist at Corporate Essentials, Account Manager at United Natural Foods, Marketing Associate at Marketsmith Inc., and Product Specialist/Promotions at Experience Six. Her proficiency in Microsoft Suits, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign CS6, Mac OSX, Blogger, Google +, WordPress, Public Speaking, and Social Media Sites makes her an asset to any organization.