Brent Mann

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Vice President, Food Safety and Quality at Sargento Foods Inc.

Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States

Overview

Brent Mann serves as the Vice President of Food Safety and Quality at Sargento Foods, where he directs the companys quality strategies and ensures regulatory compliance. His extensive career includes senior leadership roles at Ardent Mills and Mondelēz International, building deep expertise in the food industry. He holds an MS from Colorado State University.

His professional activities include contributing to industry best practices, such as his participation on the International Association of Operative Millers Food Protection Committee, which developed a manual on sanitary transport for the milling industry.

His career spans multiple key sectors of the food industry—from raw ingredient milling and global snacks to cheese products—giving him a unique end-to-end perspective on quality control.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Relationship Oriented

Big Picture Person

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Food Safety & Quality
Leads the food safety and quality strategy for Sargento, drawing on over 15 years of experience at major food companies like Ardent Mills and Mondelēz International.
Regulatory Compliance
Responsible for ensuring Sargento's compliance with all food safety regulations and leveraging his expertise in emerging risks within the food industry.
Milling Industry Standards
Contributed to an industry best practices manual on sanitary transport while serving on the IAOM Food Protection Committee during his time at Ardent Mills.

Media Appearances

Brent has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2023
Vice President, Food Safety and Quality at Sargento Foods Inc.
4-2015 - 6-2023
Director of Quality and Food Safety at Ardent Mills
4-2013 - 4-2015
Sr. Leader, RD&Q at Mondelēz International
Department Head of Scientific Affairs at GU Energy Labs / Advanced Food Concepts

Education

2004 - 2007
MS from Colorado State University
2009 - 2012
Executive Scholar from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

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Insights For Selling To Brent

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brent is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brent

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brent move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Brent take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Brent

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