Mike Shelden currently holds the title of Non-Commercial Accounts Manager at Strauss Brands, a supplier of 100% Grass-fed beef, veal, and lamb based in Waukesha, WI. After beginning his foodservice sales career with Dot Foods in 2007, Mike has held numerous advancing positions that have allowed him to develop into a seasoned sales professional focused on providing solutions for his customers. In his growing experience, Mike has called on and worked with large national distributors, Sysco and USFoods as well as with several national account chains, including P.F. Chang’s, Bloomin’ Brands, and Darden to name a few. Joining Strauss Brands, Mike has continued to hone his skills in the non-commercial segment, where he works with Premier, Vizient, Avendra, Sodexo and others. Mike holds a degree in History with a minor in Psychology from Truman State University where he also played 3 years of varsity football, earning MIAA Second Team All-Conference honors in 2006 and MIAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2005 & 2006. Mike currently resides in the St. Louis area with his wife, Jamie and two children, Ava and Oliver.
Sessions for Mike Shelden
Incorporating Halal Beef and Lamb Into Today’s Viral Food Trends
Location: Great Hall Meeting Room 1 & 2As a supplier of 100% grass-fed beef, veal, and Halal lamb, Strauss Brands will lead you through an educational and interactive stroll exploring the versatile and simple ways to incorporate claims-based proteins into your daily menu and across multiple day parts. We will demonstrate easy to prepare and repeatable time saving applications on some of today’s viral food trends, using some of our most popular items including our grass-fed, organic, Halal ground beef and our Halal ground lamb.
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