Douglas J. Peckenpaugh is Group Publisher of Dairy, Meat, Snacks, Bakery, Candy & Packaging for BNP Media. He has nearly three decades of publishing experience following the food industry from farm to fork, covering agriculture, ingredients, food product R&D, processing, packaging, product branding, foodservice, and retail category management. He and his family live in the Chicago area, where serves in leadership roles at his local food pantry and church. Doug studied Professional and Creative Writing at Purdue University.