# Mark Cotter

> Mark Cotter is CEO of The Food Group, a food and beverage marketing agency, and a board member of the Napa Seafood Foundation. His published career includes foodservice operations at Compass Group and account and managing-director roles at The Food Group before becoming CEO in 2007. He has spoken about consumer transparency, culinary destinations and food-industry change, and his public biography credits work on Norwegian salmon, Oreo and the History Channel series America Eats.

- **Role:** CEO at The Food Group
- **Organizations:** The Food Group, Napa Seafood Foundation, Compass Group
- **Education:** The Culinary Institute of America
- **Known for:** CEO of The Food Group since 2007, according to his career record., Board member of the Napa Seafood Foundation., Credited by the Napa Seafood Foundation with helping market Norwegian salmon and Oreo as a branded ingredient.

## Career timeline

- **1987-1997** — Regional Director at Compass Group, according to The Org.
- **1997-2000** — Account Director at The Food Group, according to The Org.
- **2000-2006** — Managing Director at The Food Group, according to The Org.
- **2007** — Became CEO of The Food Group, according to The Org.
- **2013** — Participated in the Just Add OJ panel and cooking event at The Kitchen NYC.
- **2017** — Delivered the November 6 keynote at the Organic & Non-GMO Forum in St. Louis.
- **2019** — Listed among the experts for the Délice Network’s May 1-3 Tucson meeting on iconic food and destination marketing.
- **2022** — Discussed Seafood for Heroes support for Ukraine through World Central Kitchen; spoke at the Napa Seafood Summit and contributed observations from the Summer Fancy Food Show.
- **2025** — Commented publicly on The Food Group’s holiday-card generator supporting Feeding America.

## Achievements

- CEO of The Food Group since 2007, according to his career record.
- Board member of the Napa Seafood Foundation.
- Credited by the Napa Seafood Foundation with helping market Norwegian salmon and Oreo as a branded ingredient.
- Credited by the Napa Seafood Foundation as creator and content expert for the History Channel series America Eats.
- Listed in the Culinary Institute of America’s December 2024 Society of Fellows roster.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Described The Food Group’s AI-powered personalized holiday-card campaign supporting Feeding America.
- **2024-12** — Listed as class of 1984, CEO of The Food Group and New York-based in the Culinary Institute of America Society of Fellows roster.

## Links

- Website: https://thefoodgroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cotter-7506568

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Last updated: 2026-10-06