Edlong Corporation announced that Michael Natale has been appointed president.
Natale brings more than 23 years of experience in the food and beverage industry to his role at Edlong. Natale most recently served as Ingredion’s Vice President of Global Flavors, Multinational Accounts and Customer Experience, and held several key positions including General Manager and Global Leader of Plant-Based Proteins and Senior Director of Commercial and Growth Platforms in Guadalajara, Mexico. I have held various positions.
Prior to joining Ingredion, Natale held leadership roles at Bell Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., including vice president and managing director for Latin America and general manager for Mexico, where he established and rapidly grew Bell’s business in the region. I grew it to.
Natale is a food and beverage industry executive supporting numerous global and regional organizations. He previously served on the board of The Every Company, a non-animal protein precision fermentation company, and was also a member of the Chamber of Food and Commerce of Jalisco, Mexico. He is active in various industry associations including ANFPA, IFRA, RFIM, and IFT.
Natale is a DePaul University graduate with an MBA with an Entrepreneurship concentration and a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree with a Communication Media concentration from the Kellstadt Graduate School.
A Chicagoland native, Natale lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and four children.
