Chef Manuel Arredondo

Chef Manuel Arredondo is an award-winning chef, food safety advocate, and food-tech innovator with more than four decades of experience across the United States, Europe, and Mexico. Throughout his career, Chef Manuel has held senior leadership roles as Executive Chef for prestigious hotels and restaurants and as Corporate Chef for Aramark, one of the largest foodservice corporations in the United States, overseeing large-scale culinary operations and high-profile events. His banquet and event portfolio includes President George H. W. Bush's 75th and 80th birthday galas, Super Bowl XXXVIII, the 2000 Republican National Convention, Major League Baseball All-Star events, the 2000 World Series at Shea Stadium, and the Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta. A lifelong food safety champion, Chef Manuel has consistently elevated safety standards in every operation he leads. Today, he integrates classical culinary expertise, large-scale operations experience, and hands-on food-tech innovation to mentor teams, design systems, and develop solutions that balance exceptional flavor with uncompromising food safety while helping organizations operate smarter and more profitably. He currently works in collaboration with Smart Batch and other industry partners.