Inspiration Guides
With decades of combined professional culinary experience, Chef Carmisha Ramsey and Chef Joel Minkoff, bring some of the best and brightest ideas to the table. Mondelēz International Foodservice is proud to be the home of this pair of innovative chefs who specialize in everything from flavor forecasting to recipe ideation and large-scale implementation. Here, they share what inspires them in and out of the kitchen and helpful ways you can bring big ideas to your menu.
Joel Minkoff, Associate Customer Chef-Foodservice
Associate Customer Chef Joel Minkoff has worked at some of the country’s most renowned restaurants and food manufacturers. A Culinary Institute of America graduate, Chef Joel began his career at upscale restaurants, hotels and country clubs. As an R&D expert, Chef Joel created custom products and recipes for national accounts and distributors for Campbell’s Foodservice, along with developing Group Rations for the armed forces. He has also collaborated with Wawa, McDonald's and Burger King, and he won three Sauce and one Dressing of the Year awards while at Chelten House Products. Chef Joel also has experience training teams in fresh meal innovation, testing, commercialization and product life cycle management. Today, Chef Joel supports Mondelēz customers and manufacturing partners, creating innovative concepts and new menu items featuring our in-demand brands for restaurants, in-store bakeries, c-stores and many other foodservice and retail segments.
Chef Carmisha Ramsey
Chef Carmisha Ramsey has over 20 years of culinary experience that spans various sectors within the culinary industry – restaurant, catering, private chef, healthcare, cooking classes, food styling, and research and development for QSR and family dining brands. As the National Accounts Chef for the Foodservice and C-Store divisions of Mondelēz International, Chef Carmisha works with customers to create new and innovative concepts for their limited time offers and permanent menu items. She develops recipes for customers to help bring their visions to fruition.
Chef Carmisha is a member of the Research Chefs Association and American Culinary Federation. She also volunteers with Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. She is currently working towards obtaining her M.B.A in Business Management from University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
Chef-Favorite Recipes
Our Insights & Inspirations
Shareable Snacking Insights
Discover the snacking trends that will dominate 2025! Mondelēz Chefs Carmisha Ramsey and Joel Minkoff share insights on how to appeal to younger consumers' hankering for bold, unique flavors and convenient, grab-and-go options. Learn how iconic brands like OREO, RITZ, and CHIPS AHOY! can help operators tap into global flavor trends and satisfy the growing demand for "little treats." Get ready to innovate and stay ahead of the snack curve!
Inspirational Food Tours for Curious Chefs
Food tours can help chefs and operators find valuable insights and inspiration—even in their very own neighborhoods. Mondelēz International Foodservice Chef Patty Mitchell explains how to organize a food tour with purpose, and use your observations to update and improve your menu.
Update on the Classics
Most consumers admit they are looking for something new when dining out. That gives chefs a lot of room to play with new recipes and cutting-edge flavor combos. We asked Mondelēz International Foodservice Executive Chef Patty Mitchell to weigh in on the nostalgic trend and share some of her favorite reimagined recipes.
Ingredient Insider
Learn the secrets to great ingredients. From an unexpected flavor to using a traditional ingredient in a totally unexpected way, see how experimenting with flavor shapes Chef Patty’s innovations.
All About Versatility
Explore how Mondelēz products like OREO and RITZ inspire menu innovation and small treat creations with insights from chefs Carmisha Ramsey and Joel Minkoff.

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