Sessions
We Asked, You Answered- The Voice from Women in Food Safety Panel
2:05 PM - 2:50 PM Thu
Allison Jennings is responsible for setting Amazon’s strategy for food safety, developing and implementing food safety policies, programs, and standards, and incorporating customer feedback to ensure outstanding product safety and quality in the North American food businesses, which include: foods sold on Amazon.com, Private Label Foods & Supplements, Amazon Fresh, Prime Now, Treasure Truck, and Amazon Go. Allison holds a Master of Science in Food Service Systems Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Bachelor of Dietetics/Nutrition from the University of California, Davis, and is a Registered Dietitian. Prior to joining Amazon, she served as Senior Manager of Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance for the Kroger Company with corporate responsibilities for Retail Food Safety Programs, Recalls, Regulatory Compliance and Labeling. Prior to her role at Kroger, Allison held positions in food manufacturing product development at C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc, and in the foodservice industry at the RK Group and the University of TN, Knoxville. Allison also spent time serving in the US Peace Corps, in Kenya.