Food Expert and Brand Builder Discusses the Future of How We Eat

By Dave Hendrick


Sally Robling (MBA ’82) has had a distinguished track record in the food business, with senior level positions at Kraft, Campbell’s and Pinnacle Foods Corp. on her resume. In 2014, Robling joined the startup world, serving as a board member and eventually non-executive chairman of Plated, the subscription meals service acquired by Albertson’s in September 2017.

In an interview with University of Virginia Darden School of Business student Lauren Hansen (Class of 2018), Robling discussed the continued strength of retail, the shift toward direct-to-consumer marketing and the opportunity for disruption in the food business.

“The tools that I learned in my first job working on Shake ‘n Bake, those were still relevant at Plated, but it’s interpreted through a whole new set of skills and capabilities,” said Robling. “It’s a different world, but it’s still food.”

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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business prepares responsible global leaders through unparalleled transformational learning experiences. Darden’s graduate degree programs (MBA, MSBA and Ph.D.) and Executive Education & Lifelong Learning programs offered by the Darden School Foundation set the stage for a lifetime of career advancement and impact. Darden’s top-ranked faculty, renowned for teaching excellence, inspires and shapes modern business leadership worldwide through research, thought leadership and business publishing. Darden has Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area and a global community that includes 18,000 alumni in 90 countries. Darden was established in 1955 at the University of Virginia, a top public university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

 

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