Errol Schweizer

Errol Schweizer is a member of the IPES-Food panel, and has over 30 years of experience in the food industry.

Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, he started out as a stock clerk and grill cook, and has worked at all levels of grocery retail, wholesale and consumer packaged goods. He worked for Whole Foods for 14 years and was responsible for the grocery, dairy, frozen and bulk foods divisions from 2009-2016. In that role, he developed supplier relationships, product assortments, pricing strategies, supply chains and promotions for over 75 product categories and 1,000 suppliers.

He has helped create strict procurement and sourcing standards for consumer trends such as Organic, Non-GMO, fair labor, humanely raised animal products and plant-based processed foods. Since 2016, he has been an advisor and board member for over 20 emerging food brands, grocery cooperatives and independent retailers. He has also worked on local food policy, public food procurement and healthy food access and is a board member of the Non-GMO Project. 

He was recently named one of the Project NOSH Grocery Industry Top 50, and was recognized in 2015 by Supermarket News and 2019 by the Hemp Industries Association. He is presenter and co-founder of The Checkout podcast and is a contributor to Forbes and Salon with a focus on food economics, supply chains, labor and technology.