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12. Leading Innovation in Legacy Food Brands with Cherie Floyd

What does innovation really look like inside legacy food brands?

In this live episode of Women Who Make It, host Angela Dodd sits down with Cherie Floyd, Vice President of R&D for Sweet Baked Snacks at JM Smucker, to explore innovation, leadership, and career growth in today’s fast-changing food industry.

Recorded at Baking Tech in Chicago, this candid conversation covers everything from defining innovation and managing risk to navigating clean label pressure, AI in R&D, and leading cross-functional teams in complex organizations. Cherie also shares hard-earned career lessons, including why…

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