Markon Welcomes Aimee McDonald as Director of Food Safety
October 21, 2025 | 2 min to read
Salinas, CA – Markon is proud to announce the appointment of Aimee McDonald as the new Director of Food Safety. A California native and Cal Poly graduate, Aimee brings decades of food safety experience within the realm of produce.
Aimee’s career spans the fresh-cut, frozen, retail, and foodservice sectors, giving her a well-rounded understanding of every stage in the food supply chain. She has had a depth of experience in food safety and quality assurance and has held leadership roles with several leading food companies, most recently with organicgirl in the Salinas Valley.
“Aimee’s depth of experience and passion for continuous improvement align perfectly with Markon’s commitment to providing the safest, freshest produce to our members and their customers,” said Andy Hamilton, Markon CEO. “Aimee already has assimilated herself seamlessly into the Markon team while striking an immediate rapport with our members and customers. We look forward to her leadership in advancing our industry-leading food safety programs.”
“I’m honored and excited to join the Markon team,” said McDonald. “Food safety is at the heart of everything we do in this industry, and I look forward to building on Markon’s strong foundation to ensure we continue delivering confidence in every case.”
Please join us in welcoming Aimee McDonald to the Markon family.
About Markon
Markon Cooperative, Inc. brings a fresh approach and thinking to all its premium farm-to-table produce, including Markon First Crop, Markon Ready-Set-Serve, and Markon Essentials product lines, so foodservice operators can offer the freshest ideas to their consumers. Based in Salinas, California and nationally known as leaders in quality, consistency, and convenience, Markon serves as the produce purchasing, logistics, information, and marketing partner for its five member distributors (Ben E. Keith Foods, Gordon Food Service, Gordon Food Service Canada, Nicholas & Company, and Shamrock Foods) and their North American foodservice customers. Markon continues to introduce new products, time-saving, and innovative packaging based on the needs of our member and operator customers. Learn more about Markon’s commitment to providing the highest-quality, safest, and freshest produce at Markon.com.