RATIONAL Builds Out Its Team of Chefs

Shortly after announcing promotions for six of its corporate chefs, RATIONAL USA shared that it has added two corporate chefs.

Earlier this week, the manufacturer announced the following hires:

Joe Peloquin has joined as corporate chef. Prior to joining RATIONAL, Peloquin was with Echo Lake Country Club as an executive sous chef and with Glen Ridge Country Club as an executive sous chef. He will report to Greg Mulligan, national corporate chef, and will support the Northeast territory.

Joe Peloquin

Toni Ragucci has joined as corporate chef. Prior to joining RATIONAL, Ragucci was with Aramark as a corporate chef. She has a bachelor’s degree in culinary management from The Art Institute of Philadelphia. She will report to Mulligan, too, and will support the Mountain territory.

Toni Ragucci

“We’re excited to welcome these new RATIONAL chefs. They both have extensive backgrounds that will greatly support our culinary work and our sales process,” says Billy Buck, vice president of culinary for RATIONAL USA, in the release. “We are growing our team to match our sales growth, and now we will be providing even more support to our customers.”