Awards & Recognition
Inducted into the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) 2014 Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
NAWBO Chicago’s Woman Business Owner of the Year in 2017
2016 Midwest Regional Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
2018 Midwest Regional Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
2019 and 2020 Crain’s Chicago Notable Women in Manufacturing
2019 Purdue Outstanding Food Science Awardee
2021 Family Business Heroes, Loyola University – Edlong/Laurette Rondenet
2023 100 Women to KNOW in America
Edlong Recognition
Chicago’s 2022 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
(9 consecutive years)
Illinois Daily Herald 2022 Best Places to Work in Illinois (4 consecutive years)
Ranked #1 in Illinois Daily Herald’s Best Places to Work for Women 2021
2018 Interactive Health’s Healthiest Companies in America
Crain’s Chicago Business’ 100 Best Places to Work in Chicago
2017 Best Places to Work for Minorities
Board & Organization Memberships
President of Flavor and Extracts Manufacturer’s Association (FEMA) Board of Governor’s.
Women’s Business Enterprise National Conference (WBENC) Enterprise Forum member
Advisory Board for Female Strong
Advisory Board for It’s Not Just Dinner
Advisory Board Rethink Events
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) member
President’s Forum (SAGE) member
Society of Fellows of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) member
International Women’s Forum (IWF) member
Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network member
C200 Member
