Cecilia Ioannides has over 20 years of experience in sales, specializing in the food service industry in South Florida. She has consistently delivered multi-million dollar yearly sales and maintained long-term relationships with broadline distributors. Her most recent role was as a Sales Manager at A Taste of Greece Event Catering, where she helped set up and grow their new business. Prior to that, she spent 13 years as a Territory Sales Representative for Nestle Professional Beverages, where she was the top salesperson in Florida for eight consecutive years. She has a Bachelor's degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

1. CECILIA IOANNIDES
Lake Worth, FL 33467 954-520-8254 ceciliaioannides@gmail.com
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Talented Sales Professional with extensive experience in Food Service Industry. Intimate
knowledge of South Florida markets and well established relationships with broad line
distributors (Cheney Brothers, US Foods South Florida, and Gordon Food Service).
Consistently delivers multi-million dollar yearly sales of dispensed Food and Beverages.
Reputation for outstanding customer focus and ethical business practices. Rapidly builds
pipelines and delivers new accounts.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A Taste of Greece Event Catering 2015 - Present
Sales Manager
Instrumental in setting up this brand new business offering authentic Greek specialties
at Green Markets and Civic Events
NESTLE PROFESSIONAL BEVERAGES, Tampa, FL 2001 to 2014
Territory Sales Representative
Key contributor to seven member sales team. Generated sales of eight dispensed beverage
(juice and coffee) programs throughout entire state. Utilized on site demonstrations using actual
equipment and products. Maintained the end user accounts while supporting the food
distributors. Developed new business opportunities through cold calling referrals and leads.
 Top sales person in Florida for eight consecutive years
 Attained 137 net new accounts in 2013
 Secured long-term relationships generating significant additional revenue
 Retained exceptionally high level of accounts year over year
S & H UNIFORMS, White Plains, NY 1998 to 2001
Outside Sales Representative
Covered the entire State of Florida. Emphasized product features based upon analysis of
customer’s needs. Attended trade shows and sales conference. Used networking opportunities
to create successful on-going business relationships.
Prior to 1998:
DEERFIELD LINEN SERVICE, Pompano Beach, FL
Outside Sales Representative
 Sold enough new business to maximize the laundry plant capacity; acquired 98% of all
accounts management had targeted for new business.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Science:Hotel and Restaurant Management
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Pomona, CA
Solutions Selling Training (Eagles Flight)
Technology: MS Office Suite: Word, Excel Outlook and Salesforce.com
Servsafe Manager Certificate 11/2015