Roxanne and Loren are seasoned professionals with extensive experience in the food industry. Their careers began with hands-on roles, such as deli and bakery clerks, grocery carryout, and stockers. They quickly advanced to leadership positions, serving as department heads, store managers, multi-unit supervisors, district managers, central bakery creators, trainers, and bakery technicians across the United States. Together, they have been instrumental in opening over 150 new stores under more than 30 different banners.
In 2001, they founded RJ & Associates LLC, a food merchandising service catering to the food, exhibit, and tradeshow industries. They later expanded their business by introducing Replica Food by RJ, a brand specializing in creating realistic food reproductions for merchandising, marketing, education, media, and demonstrating food equipment and packaging.