Nadine Spencer
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Nadine Ann Marie Spencer (born December 17, 1967, Kingston, Jamaica
) is the founder and CEO of Nadine Spencer Company (NSCO), a group of gourmet food companies specializing in product procurement, brand management, consulting and distribution to retailers in the food industry. Their offices are located in Toronto and New York.
. She currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
, Pepsi
, Tropicana
, and Cascade
.
Nadine Spencer has merchandising expertise with leading premium brands including marketing initiatives with the Toronto International Film Festival
, P Diddy, Mercedes Benz and Fiji Water. Nadine's name is listed in the list of Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives, along with Oprah Winfrey
, Michele J. Hooper and Michelle Gadsden-Williams.
Through Nadine Spencer Company, she supports initiatives that encourages female entrepreneurs, which exponentially accelerate the number, scale, and positive impact of women entrepreneurs around the world, particularly in developing countries. Each product in these initiatives helps to move women from poverty to prosperity, creating economic freedom for them and their families.
Nadine is a featured speaker of industry topics. She frequently speaks at regional, national and international events focused on: entrepreneurship, diversity, sales and marketing and sustainability.
, Women's Post, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun, and other trade journals, as well as TV appearances which include Breakfast Television, City-Line
, and PBS
’s Find!.
Nadine actively participates as a volunteer and leader in a number of industry and community organizations including; various food associations, Junior League of Toronto, the YWCA
literacy program, the Scarborough
Women's Centre, Flow - Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs. Within NSCO she has pioneered Leadership, Education, Advancement, and Nutrition (LEAN) in her company’s mission to support women in these areas.
Spencer has won numerous awards for her achievements, including Dale Carnegie
Highest Achievement Award for Public Speaking, The UN Volunteer
Award, Junior League of Toronto Star award (twice).
, who collects vintage jewelry and loves antiquing. She is married to her husband of 18 years and has two teen daughters: Jeaneva and Danielle.
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
) is the founder and CEO of Nadine Spencer Company (NSCO), a group of gourmet food companies specializing in product procurement, brand management, consulting and distribution to retailers in the food industry. Their offices are located in Toronto and New York.
Early life
Nadine Spencer was born in Kingston, JamaicaKingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
. She currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
Career
Nadine Spencer is founder and CEO of the Nadine Spencer Company, which consist of a group of gourmet food companies, OhMyGourmet, Q Gourmet Inc., and Nadine Spencer Food Media. She personally manages product procurement combining her experience as a specialist of premium brands with her culinary skills. Nadine is a 15 year veteran of luxury and premium brand management and has a reputation for spotting trends early. She is a recognized authority on global gourmet food trends and is consults for specialty stores, large grocery chains and chefs. Prior to forming NSCO (Nadine Spencer Company), Nadine was Purchasing Manager for a leading specialty food distributor in Canada responsible for such brands as Fiji WaterFiji water
thumb|right|FIJI Water for sale in a deli.FIJI Water is a U.S.-based business and brand of bottled water derived, bottled, and shipped from the Fiji Islands. It is available in 330ml, 500ml, 1 liter and 1.5 liter bottles...
, Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, Tropicana
Tropicana
-Hotels and venues:*Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada*Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey*Tropicana Club, a nightclub in Havana, Cuba and New York City*Tropicana Casino *Tropicana Casino and Resort...
, and Cascade
Cascade
- Ecology :* a type of waterfall or a series of waterfalls.* Trophic cascade, when predators in a food web suppress their prey, releasing the next lower trophic level from predation* Cascade effect , the triggering of series of secondary extinctions...
.
Nadine Spencer has merchandising expertise with leading premium brands including marketing initiatives with the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, P Diddy, Mercedes Benz and Fiji Water. Nadine's name is listed in the list of Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives, along with Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...
, Michele J. Hooper and Michelle Gadsden-Williams.
Through Nadine Spencer Company, she supports initiatives that encourages female entrepreneurs, which exponentially accelerate the number, scale, and positive impact of women entrepreneurs around the world, particularly in developing countries. Each product in these initiatives helps to move women from poverty to prosperity, creating economic freedom for them and their families.
Nadine is a featured speaker of industry topics. She frequently speaks at regional, national and international events focused on: entrepreneurship, diversity, sales and marketing and sustainability.
Charity and Media Work
Nadine Spencer publishes articles on food trends and restaurant reviews. She has been featured in The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Women's Post, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun, and other trade journals, as well as TV appearances which include Breakfast Television, City-Line
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
, and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
’s Find!.
Nadine actively participates as a volunteer and leader in a number of industry and community organizations including; various food associations, Junior League of Toronto, the YWCA
YWCA
The YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
literacy program, the Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
Women's Centre, Flow - Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs. Within NSCO she has pioneered Leadership, Education, Advancement, and Nutrition (LEAN) in her company’s mission to support women in these areas.
Spencer has won numerous awards for her achievements, including Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie was an American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills...
Highest Achievement Award for Public Speaking, The UN Volunteer
United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers program is a United Nations organization that advocates the role and benefits of volunteerism for development, integrates volunteers into development programmes, and mobilises volunteers for development projects. It was created to be a development partner for UN...
Award, Junior League of Toronto Star award (twice).
Personal life
Nadine is an avid fencerFencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, who collects vintage jewelry and loves antiquing. She is married to her husband of 18 years and has two teen daughters: Jeaneva and Danielle.