Justin Siegel Deli Star CEO Rating

Deli Star CEO Justin Siegel Bio

Justin Siegel has over 19 years of experience as a food innovator, entrepreneur and CEO of Deli Star Corporation. Most recently, Siegel became co-founder and chief innovation officer of Cure8 Ventures. As CEO of Deli Star and CIO of cure8, Justin continues his passion and dedication to bring scientists, chefs and consumers together to create a unique, fun and collaborative environment to successfully innovate food, promote food education & nutrition, and accelerate food startup companies’ growth.

He is a promoter of using science to help new product developers extend foods’ shelf-life, in turn reducing waste, and making food safe without the use of preservatives. He has an expansive research and development career, working on projects for many large CPG companies. To promote his vision of not only being a manufacturer but a scientific resource for his partners, he started Deli Star University in 2015 to continually educate employees and customers on these main areas: steam post-pasteurization, vacuum packaging of fresh and cooked meats, sandwich MAP packaging, emulsions of salad dressings and sauces, protein salad formulation, consumer/sensory analysis, protein extraction, protein formulation and processes, SQF procedures and auditing, quality assurance, quality control, R&D, and operations.

As CEO of Deli Star, Justin oversees all activities necessary to produce safe and quality foods , as well as, create a safe and nurturing workplace for his employees through his many programs focused on the people. As a second-generation leader of the 30-plus-year-old Deli Star, Siegel takes his intrapreneur spirit seriously and manages from the bottom up, constantly promoting innovation and positive change. This has been covered by numerous trade journals, establishing Deli Star as a best place to work. With the support of his staff, Justin has led his team to achieve SQF level III certification for both plants and is always focused on maintaining a high-level of production efficiency, profitability, quality and safety, while continually promoting innovation, customer collaboration, and family business values. With his recent nomination in 2018 as a fellow of the Culinary Institute of America, Siegel continues his passion of discovering new and better ways of producing health, happiness and the joy of food.

Siegel is a graduate of the University of Illinois, earning his bachelor’s degree in Economics with a minor in Finance. He was honored with the 2020 Richard L. Knowlton Award for his dedication to science-based product innovation, food safety and a family culture, making make Deli Star a landmark meat processing company.

Deli Star CEO Justin Siegel At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Deli Star.

Deli Star's CEO is highly regarded by Female employees, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, and employees with Over 10 Years experience. However, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, Male employees, and the Operations department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.