Victoria Gutierrez departs Sysco to join Marc Lore's Wonder as Chief Merchandising Officer
Wonder, a food delivery and technology startup founded in 2018 and fronted by former Walmart U.S. eCommerce executive, Marc Lore, has appointed Victoria Gutierrez as Chief Merchandising Officer.
She joins from Sysco where she served as SVP and Chief Merchandising Officer.
Sysco specialises in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home.
In a LinkedIn post, Tony Hoggett, CEO at Wonder, said: “As I hit my one-year anniversary at Wonder, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news. Victoria most recently served as SVP-Chief Merchandising Officer at Sysco, where she led sourcing, pricing, private label, digital strategy, and sustainability - helping grow its e-commerce business to $20 billion+ and private brands to $22 billion+. Before that, she was at BCG specialising in grocery merchandising strategy and analytics.”
He added: “As we scale across the Northeast and begin expanding into new regions across the US, our sourcing and merchandising strategy have never been more important - Victoria’s leadership and expertise will be key to our next phase of growth.”
Gutierrez commented: “Since I started at Sysco in July 2021, there has been a nonstop stream of crises in the industry: Covid snapback, supply chain disruption, inflation, avian influenza, tariffs... The list goes on!”
“The global food supply chain is getting more complex, and as a result, it has become incredibly difficult to be a restaurant operator. It's precisely for that reason that I'm so excited to join Wonder in the coming weeks. The future of food needs a new model, and I'm excited to join the team that's building it.”
2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS
Food delivery was a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.
We received a record number of entries and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.
For a full rundown of all of the shortlisted entries, click here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC in Central London on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
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