Kevin Martello

Vice President, Foodservice & Industry Relations at Keurig Dr Pepper

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Kevin Martello is Vice President, Foodservice and Industry Relations representing Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP)’s vast portfolio of owned and partner brands.

Prior to this role, Kevin served as Vice President, National Retail Sales and Industry Relations Convenience Retail for KDP, leading packaged beverage business account planning and sales and marketing execution for the convenience retail sector.

Kevin is a fixture in the food and beverage industry with a career spanning nearly four decades, most of which has been spent working with the iconic brands in the KDP portfolio including Dr Pepper, Snapple, Sunkist, 7Up Canada Dry and many more.

Throughout his career, Kevin has leveraged his expertise in convenience and small format retail to take on multiple supporting roles within the beverage industry. He is a former chairman of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Supplier Board. He also serves on the NACS Political Action Committee. NACS Foundation Committee as well as Advisory Boards for Convenience Store Women, Outlook Leadership Forum and other industry events in support of the convenience industry and its retailers.

Kevin attended the Sales Management Strategies course from the Columbia Business School Executive Education program and completed the Executive Leadership Program from Cornell University.  Kevin and his wife of 41 years, Denise have two children and a granddaughter.