Jonathan Blum (businessman)
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| Born | April 27, 1958 Springfield, MA |
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Jonathan Blum (born April 27,1958) is an American businessman, philanthropist and the former Senior Vice President/Chief Global Nutrition and Public Affairs Officer of Yum! Brands, Inc. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
After retiring from Yum! Brands in 2016, Blum created Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery and is the CEO, Founder and sole owner. He opened the first location in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard in 2014, and he expanded to a second location in East Falmouth, MA in 2019. In 2022, Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery locations were listed in USA Today’s 10 Best list for best beer gardens and taprooms in New England. [8] [9] [10] [4] [11] [12]
Early Life and Education
Jonathan Blum was born and grew up in Springfield, MA. After graduating from George Washington University, he was a staff assistant in the White House Presidential Advance and Scheduling Office for President Carter. He earned a Juris Doctorate from Western New England School of Law. [13] [5] [7] [14]
Career
Blum ran public affairs offices for Ogilvy & Mather in Chicago, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Asia-Pacific, before becoming Vice President at PepsiCo’s Taco Bell restaurant company. [15] [16] [1] [17] [6] [18] [19]
He then became Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs Officer and Global Nutrition Officer for Yum! Brands, Inc. and reported to Chairman and CEO, David Novak. He served on the Company’s Compliance and Oversight Committee, led the Nutrition Policy Committee, and co-led the Food Safety Committee and Quality Assurance Task Force. He served on the senior executive team that ran the worldwide company until retiring in 2016. [2] [3] [20] [1] [18] [21] [22] [23]
During his time serving on the executive management team, the Company doubled the number of restaurants, market capitalization grew to nearly $32 billion from just under $4 billion and it was an industry leader in return on invested capital.[24] [25]
He was also Vice Chairman of the Yum! Brands Foundation.[26] [27] [28]
He created Yum! Brands’ worldwide Hunger Relief Program in conjunction with the United Nations World Food Programme and served on the U.S. WFP Board. The initiative was recognized as the world’s largest public-private sector hunger relief effort in the world. [4] [26] [6] [29] [30]
Blum served as a corporate director of Kindred Healthcare and Thornton’s Oil and was the Chairman of the Muhammad Ali Center.[31] He was appointed by the Town of Edgartown to serve on its Strategic Master Plan Committee. [32]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Q&A: Jonathan Blum, Yum! Brands Inc". Nation's Restaurant News. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 wmadministrator (2012-10-22). "Yum! Brands executive to speak on reputation management, global PR strategy". Lane Report | Kentucky Business & Economic News. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rotunno, Tom (2016-05-02). "Rewired, not retired: A second act trades burritos for brews". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Blum's passion feeds Yum Brands' varied efforts". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Staff Directory | Town of Edgartown, MA". www.edgartown-ma.us. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Brandau, Mark (2015-09-29). "Yum! Brands Launches World Hunger Relief Effort with Global Spokesperson Christina Aguilera in New Public Service Announcement". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Speaker details". na.eventscloud.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Drink up at 10 of the best beer gardens and taprooms in New England". 10Best. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Bad Martha headed to East Falmouth". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ Sigelman, Nelson (2013-06-19). "Bad Martha beer is the newest choice on the shelf". The Martha's Vineyard Times. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "The Branding of Martha's Vineyard". Martha's Vineyard Magazine. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ Pyman, Andy (2020-04-20). "Island Spotlight: Jonathan Blum of Bad Martha". Winnetu Oceanside Resort. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum". www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Jonathan Blum". Linkedin. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "MR. MERGER BECOMES A MERGEE". Chicago Tribune. 1986-06-11. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Chicago News - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Jonathan Blum | Directors And Boards". www.directorsandboards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Yum! Brands Executive to Speak on Reputation Management and Global PR Strategy". UKNow. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Yum! Brands, Inc. SVP Jonathan Blum on KFC's Progress, Taco Bell's Strength". Fool.com. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Senior Yum! Brands executive to step down". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ Morgan, Jacob (2022-03-21). "How David Novak Took Yum! Brands From $4 Billion to $32 Billion". Jacob Morgan | Best-Selling Author, Speaker, & Futurist | Leadership | Future of Work | Employee Experience. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Yum! Brands 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Yum! Brands", Wikipedia, 2023-04-11, retrieved 2023-05-27
- ↑ "Building global, iconic brands people trust and champion". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Q&A: Jonathan Blum, Yum! Brands Inc". Nation's Restaurant News. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Yum! Brands Releases New CSR Report and Declares April "CSR Month"". www.3blmedia.com. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "A look at some of Yum! Brands' corporate responsibility initiatives". www.pizzamarketplace.com. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "Yum! Brands, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Launch World Hunger Relief Effort with Global Spokesperson Christina Aguilera in New "Pass The Red Cup" Challenge". www.businesswire.com. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "YUM! Brands Foundation". World Food Program USA. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "LittleSis: Jonathan D Blum". littlesis.org. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ "The Master Plan Steering Committee | Town of Edgartown, MA". www.edgartown-ma.us. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
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