DENISE CARACAPPA

Has fifteen plus years of field sales, marketing communications, promotion/public relations, brand development, trade show/event-publicity experience all geared for meeting sales/marketing goals for gourmet international and American specialty food products. Held title of National Sales Manager for New Jersey based European food importer. Traveled to Europe to attend prestigious Food Trade Shows and tour facilities of gourmet food and beverage producers in Austria, Germany, Italy and Croatia.

At the summer 2017 Specialty Food Show in New York City, in conjunction with a USAID initiative, Denise partnered with Esther Luongo Psarakis of Foodpreneur assisting with “missionary sales efforts” at the ‘Taste of Tunisia’ Pavilion."

Presently is USA Contact for ZENA EXOTICFRUITS, producing their line out of Dakar, Senegal, managing their USA sales operations. In 2020 and 2021, along with Esther Luongo Psarakis, was part of West Africa Investment Trade HUB/USAID team promoting a portfolio of food products seeking USA market entry. 

Holds a Master’s Degree in Food Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only such program in the world.