Lauren DiMenna

Lauren DiMenna is thrilled to be at the forefront of an evolving food industry and regulatory environment, working as a Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager at Kraft Heinz, the largest food company in Canada. She is concurrently working towards an online Master of Science in Food Safety through Michigan State University. Lauren grew up in Leamington, Ontario and has been immersed in the food industry since a young age, spending many of her childhood days with her grandparents at their vegetable farm and at her father’s tomato processing plant. She pursued her formal education at the University of Western Ontario and holds a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree with Honors Specialization in Microbiology and Immunology. Summers off from her university studies were spent as a member of the agriculture research team at the HJ Heinz Company. After completing her degree, Lauren continued the immunology research she undertook for her undergraduate thesis at Robarts Research Institute. She then accepted a position at Campbells officially beginning her career in the food industry. She joined the HJ Heinz Company in late 2010 and has held various manufacturing quality and corporate quality positions during her tenure. Following the Kraft Heinz merger, she assumed her current role, supporting many Kraft Heinz factories throughout Canada and the US, working closely with both the CFIA and FDA. She is also responsible for coordinating the Special Situation Management Team, which oversees escalating issues and recall management, in Canada and the US. Lauren is grateful to have a career that allows her to exercise her passions for food, continuous learning, broad thinking, and tackling new challenges.