Corporate Executive Chef

Since joining SiG as corporate executive chef in 2004, Chef Richard J. Camerota Sr. has developed branded food products for the sales opportunities of a wide range of Clients.

Camerota helps SiG Clients refine customer presentations, culinary demonstrations and training seminars. With over 30 years' experience in food preparation and management, he applies masterly analysis to identify and produce food items that meet our client's parameters and their customers' expectations.

Prior to joining Smithfield, Camerota held various positions where he redefined culinary operations on a global scale. As regional brands management chef for U.S. Foodservice, he helped develop one of the first Latin American cuisine programs in America. As vice president of operations and corporate chef of Grace Food Service Associates, he was at the forefront of creative co-branding. He's highly skilled in developing themed foodservice concepts for any type of venue from kiosks to stadiums.

Camerota is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and is CEC-certified by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). He's an active member of both the ACF and Research Chefs Association (RCA), as well as past president of the ACF chapter in western Massachusetts.