President, Cargill Kitchen Solutions
Cargill, Inc.
Chris Roberts is President of Cargill Kitchen Solutions, a division of Cargill, Inc., the largest agri-business producer in the world. In this role, he is responsible for setting global strategy and overseeing all aspects of its operations, which produce value-added food products for customers in the foodservice and consumer products sectors. Prior to this role, Roberts was Group Vice President for the Food Products team in Cargill’s Corn Milling Division, where he supervised all strategy and commercial activities for its sugar, dry corn and sweeteners businesses in North America.
Before joining Cargill, Roberts served as Vice President of Retail Marketing for Coca-Cola North America and Region Vice President for Coca-Cola North America’s foodservice business in the southeastern United States. He began his career at Frito-Lay North America. Roberts serves on the Boards of directors for Catallia Mexican Foods, Young Life International, Urban Ventures, The Cargill Foundation, and The Minnesota State Chamber of Commerce.
Roberts has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Illinois and a Masters of Management from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.