Michael Patota Suwanee GA

Based in Suwanee, GA, Michael Patota is the vice president of sales food service at Julian’s Recipe, LLC, in Atlanta, GA. Since joining the firm in 2013, he has established a sales strategy to help secure national food services accounts and negotiated a re-distribution partnership with Dot Foods. A board of directors member for CMP Management Group Inc., Michael Patota has worked with major food brands, including White Castle and Hardee’s.

Previously, he served as a national account sales manager for Wayne Farms LLC, also in the Suwanee area. In this role, he focused on increasing sales with current clients while finding and acquiring new accounts. He is credited with growing his division’s sales by 20 percent and saw the company grow by $30 million between 2007 and 2012.

He also formerly served as director of corporate accounts at Pinnacle Foods and spent six years with Conagra Foods. He attended the University of Arkansas, where he earned a bachelor of arts.