Kurrle: The race to attract new Vermonters is too important to ignore
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Sue Bette, owner of Bluebird Barbecue in Burlington, has been named as one of the most influential restaurant executives in the country by the foodservice industry publication Nation’s Restaurant News.
Bette, who has been a fierce and tireless advocate for securing COVID-19 relief aid for independent restaurants, was recognized as the 12th most influential executive among the 98-person field of honorees.
Ryan Emmons, former regional sales director at Vermont Coffee Company, has joined Vermont Nut Free Chocolates as director of sales. Emmons brings the position a strong background in the consumer packaged-goods industry and will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Colchester.