Jose Medina joins the AAC board, representing the Agri-business, Food Processor, Retailer sector.

Jose was born in Mexico City and raised in Puebla, a culinary and colonial city of Mexico, He graduated from Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP) with a Bachelor Degree in Food Engineering and an MBA r. Jose also holds a Degree of Master of Science in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the University of Liverpool, England.

Jose is the VP of regulatory, Food Safety and Quality Assurance for Dessert Holdings, a Member of the board of Directors for Food and Beverage Ontario and the vice chair of Middlesex London Food Policy Council.

Jose has worked in the food industry for over 30 years in different departments (Quality Assurance, Operations, and Continuous Improvement, amongst others) in a variety of roles including Maintenance Manager, Continuous improvement Manager and Plant Manager.

Jose has a passion for family, sports (Futbol, Hockey), Mexican food, and is actively involved in various social initiatives in his community.

Sarah Acchione is the Procurement Manager at Italpasta Ltd. Sarah has been with Italpasta more than 16 years, having joined the company in 2007 in the sales department.  In 2012, she moved into a new role as National Account Executive. Sarah transitioned into her current role of Procurement Manager in 2022. Sarah served a term as a board member for Food and Beverage Ontario from 2017-2020 and returned to the FBO board in 2023.