As Global Coordinator of Local Brands at Whole Foods Market, Kelly Landrieu works closely with the company’s regional foragers and buyers to ensure strong, win-win partnerships with local producers across all product categories. A longtime local food advocate who has worked in the local food scene for the past 10 years, Kelly understands the opportunities and challenges that face local producers and emerging brands of all kinds. When not working or traveling, you can find her hiking the Austin Greenbelt, paper-quilling, and exploring local food and markets in every city she visits.