Category Partners LLC CEO Tom Barnes announced that fresh foods industry veteran, Steve Lutz, has joined their executive team as Senior Vice President of Insights and Innovation.

“Steve is a pro and we’re absolutely delighted to have him join our team”, said Barnes. Steve’s ability to dissect complex business challenges, dig into the numbers, zero in on the heart of the matter and offer realistic and tangible solutions to clients is second to none. He is a proven leader in the fresh foods, retail grocery space.”