Meet YOUR TEAM!
Tammy Brideau
Executive Director
Food & Beverage Atlantic
A message from your Association Executive Director:
Since joining the FBA team in 2019, I’ve enjoyed every opportunity to meet our members and industry partners. My goal with FBA is to build a strong network for food & beverage processors that will become a resource for everything our members need. We are accomplishing this at a fast pace with the launch of our new website, industry guidance tool, extensive training and education workshops, and numerous programs available for members to help grow their businesses and export products.
We offer opportunities for members to showcase and market their products through programs like CTV What’s for Dinner, Pitch opportunities for the Sobeys Local programs, or social media programming with our very own Kilted Chef. New activities are being added to our calendar every month. We have had a hand in helping many food and beverage companies get in front of Buyers, cross the border into export markets, and make important connections with industry peers.
I love to hear your success stories and I am grateful to local companies who share their best practices with us and other local companies. Together we can build a stronger and more successful food and beverage community and industry, serving Atlantic Canada and the rest of the world. As I continue to travel through our beautiful region, eating and drinking amazing local food, I look forward to meeting every one of our members and association partners!
Nancy Brace
Membership & Program Advisor
Food & Beverage Atlantic
A born and bred Newfoundlander, Nancy lived most of her adult life in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry throughout Atlantic Canada and 10 years as the Executive Director of the Restaurant Association of Newfoundland Labrador, Nancy has the background required to work with members across Atlantic Canada and build new relationships.
Building a versatile skillset through every new opportunity throughout her career, Nancy recently helped create the vision for the promotion of local food as part of the tourism offering in Newfoundland. This project included a provincial tour that promoted local food and restaurants.
After 10 years with RANL, Nancy is delighted to join Food & Beverage Atlantic, keeping connected to what she loves most, local foods. The goal has always been to see Atlantic Canada as a culinary and flavour destination.
Nancy is very connected to her community. In 2009 Nancy founded the Green’s Harbour Heritage Society, to help Green Harbour, NL. preserve and maintain its historic buildings. She also serves on the Local Service District and is part of the Come Home Year planning committee.
Dwayne Boudreau
Atlantic Brand Specialist
Dwayne has enjoyed success with well known brands like HJ Heinz, Cavendish Farms, Nestlé Foods, and Greco Pizza. As a resourceful and result-oriented professional with 30 years of experience in food processing, consumer goods, food service, and franchising, he’s an expert problem solver and critical thinker.
Raised in Moncton and a recovered Torontonian, he is now a proud Nova Scotian living in little GTA (Greater Truro Area).
Dwayne has worked with hundreds of business owners to build strategies for regional, or international growth. This has included coaching through all the steps required when transitioning that great recipe from a hobby to a sustainable business.
An MBA graduate, Dwayne has taught international food policy, marketing, and entrepreneurship at Dalhousie University and Workplace Education programs with Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced Education.
With a diverse background working in small business, most recently at ANNE of Green Gables Chocolates as VP of Operations & Marketing, Jackie has a proven track record of driving growth and operational excellence. At Food & Beverage Atlantic, she is well-positioned to apply her expertise in developing strategic partnerships and supporting industry innovation, helping to advance the region’s food and beverage sector.
Dwayne Boudreau
Atlantic Brand Specialist
Janelle brings a wealth of experience, and a dynamic skill set to our team. For the past five years, she excelled as an Executive Bilingual Assistant at Remax Avante, where her dedication to client satisfaction created loyal, “raving fans.” Her approach to delivering exceptional client experiences, paired with her outstanding organizational and administrative abilities, make her an invaluable asset. Janelle also possesses a creative edge, with skills in marketing, graphic design, and social media promotion.
Janelle also served as Operations Manager for St. James Gate of Companies where she built and scaled a thriving business. Her vast experience in operations, event management, and client relations is now being applied to her service for FBA members.
Peter Chapman
President
SKUFood
Board Executives
Food and Beverage
processors
Seafood
processors
Industry
suppliers
Various agencies and
educational institutions
“As a small business, it's not always easy to have all this expertise internally. Whenever we need some help, we know we can turn to FBA, they will come back with professional feedback to help us.”