Hannah Stark
About Hannah Stark
Hannah Stark is the Associate Marketing Manager for Foodservice Sustainability at General Mills, with a background in sustainable sourcing and supply chain management.
Company
Currently, Hannah Stark works at General Mills as an Associate Marketing Manager, Foodservice Sustainability. General Mills is a leading global food company that focuses on making a variety of food products ranging from cereals to snacks. Hannah's role primarily involves driving sustainability efforts within the foodservice sector of the company.
Title
Hannah Stark holds the title of Associate Marketing Manager, Foodservice Sustainability at General Mills. Her responsibilities include managing sustainability initiatives and leading marketing strategies that align with environmental goals.
Previous Roles at General Mills
Hannah Stark has an extensive history with General Mills, having held multiple positions. From 2019 to 2021, she served as the Supplier Management COE Lead, focusing on supplier management and efficiencies. Prior to that, she was the Sourcing Buyer for Value-Added Ingredients from 2017 to 2019, dealing with ingredient sourcing and value addition within the supply chain.
Career Background
Before her current position at General Mills, Hannah Stark accrued diverse experience across various roles. She worked at C.H. Robinson as a Global Forwarding Agent - Ocean Import from 2015 to 2017. In 2015, she also engaged in agricultural research at Pambilino Ecological Reserve in Ecuador for five months. Additionally, she held editor and intern roles at The Minnesota Daily and Second Harvest Heartland, respectively.
Education and Expertise
Hannah Stark studied International/Global Studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, earning her Bachelor's Degree from 2012 to 2015. She also spent 11 months in 2015 studying International Studies in Sustainability at Fundacion Cimas del Ecuador. Her educational background has substantially contributed to her expertise in sustainability and international studies.
Sustainability Initiatives and Projects
Hannah Stark has led impactful projects focusing on sustainability at General Mills. One notable project achieved a 15% reduction in food waste within the supply chain over a year. She also developed a new supplier evaluation framework that incorporates sustainability metrics, now adopted company-wide. Her contributions to sustainable sourcing earned her the 'Sustainability Champion' award in 2020.
Professional Recognition and Contributions
In addition to her role-specific achievements, Hannah Stark presented a paper on sustainable supply chain practices at the 2022 Global Sustainability Summit. She remains actively engaged in the sustainability community, volunteering as a mentor for young professionals through the Portland Sustainability Network.