Hot holding experts appoint culinary director to drive innovation across the Americas

Hot holding experts Flexeserve has taken another step forward in growing its support for the Americas with the appointment of Sean Landrum (pictured), a highly experienced culinary leader and food innovator.

Sean Landrum joins Flexeserve, the world’s leading provider of innovative food-to-go hot-holding, supporting global customers from Starbucks and Circle K to Amazon Go, QuikTrip, and many more.

Based at Flexeserve’s new TX-based HQ and Culinary Support Center, Sean brings over thirty years of industry experience, having worked in every segment of foodservice. He has held positions in both frontline operations and culinary research and development at brands including BP, Jack’s Family Restaurants and Pizza Ranch.

In his new role, in addition to developing custom menus and food concepts, Sean will raise genuine culinary support with a more scientific approach to testing that provides valuable data to customers.

Having initially encountered Flexeserve as a client in his previous role at BP, Sean was already sold on the technology’s incredible capabilities before considering this role.

Sean said: “I was blown away by the technology from the outset.

“Its capabilities for keeping food hot and fresh are better than anything I’ve ever come across before, so when this position came up, it was a natural progression.”

“Many operators settle for ‘good enough’ because, until now, that’s all that was possible. With Flexeserve, I can’t wait to show them what’s now possible!

“We’re here to help our customers. We want to be a resource that helps you grow your business, support your operations and achieve your goals.”

Dave Hinton, president of Flexeserve Inc., said: “We are delighted to have Sean Landrum join the Flexeserve team.

“He embodies our brand values of inspiring, innovating and showing passion for everything we do. His enthusiasm for Flexeserve’s technology is testament to the company’s potential to transform the industry.

“Our key objective is to provide a first-class customer experience, and I know Sean will be a big driver in helping us achieve that.”

Before joining Flexeserve in June, Sean gained a wealth of experience across the food and hospitality sector.

His roles have included Fresh Food & Proprietary Beverage Innovation Lead at BP, where he led the development of new food platforms across 220 locations.

At Jack’s Family Restaurants, he was Culinary Innovation R&D Leader, again driving progress for the brand across 250 regional restaurants.

Over this time, Sean gained significant insight into the challenges faced in the industry and the opportunities for technology to improve quality and efficiency.

Providing support to customers and a network of independent rep partners, distributors and authorized dealers, Sean joins a solid team to which Flexeserve has recently added two new highly experienced sales managers. Conrad Randell is responsible for all non-retail foodservice sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada, and Anthony Harris is responsible for the retail business segment and Latin America. This is in addition to the appointment of Rachel Paul earlier this year as key accounts manager.

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Pictured from left to right: Chef Sean Landrum and Chef JP Felix in kitchen