Clare Hallahan was appointed Senior Vice President, Category Development in May 2018.  In this role Clare leads the Category teams in the areas of Food and SES (Supplies, Equipment and Services).

Clare’s responsibilities include development of category strategy and execution of procurement opportunities across Foodbuy’s diverse customer base.  Clare enjoys working collaboratively with supply partners and business stakeholders to blend traditional procurement activity with a category growth mindset in order to create new value for all parties.

Since joining Foodbuy in 2008, Clare has held a number of leadership positions including that of Vice President Category Development (Food) and Vice President Sourcing.  Prior to moving to the USA, Clare was a Senior Consultant for a boutique business consultancy and held various Category Management roles for United Biscuits, a large European food manufacturer.

Clare is from Rugby, England and received a Bachelor’s degree in Business with French from Cardiff University.  She is married with three children and resides in Charlotte, NC.