Katrina Markoff (born 1973) is an American entrepreneur and chocolatier. She is the founder and CEO of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, a gourmet chocolate company based in Chicago. She was chosen as the Women Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007 by Open American Express & Entrepreneur Magazine. She is the recipient of Fortune Magazine's 40 under 40, the Bon Appétit Food Artisan of the Year Award, and was named "the innovator in chocolate to lead the US through the next 30 years" by Food & Wine Magazine.[1][2]
Early life edit
She was born in 1973 in Fort Wayne Indiana. The middle child of Michelle Rousseff and John Markoff. Her father was Macedonian while her mother was of half Polish and half Macedonian descent. She has an older brother Jonathan and a younger sister Natalie.[3][4] Before discovering her calling as a chocolatier, Markoff graduated from Vanderbilt University majoring in chemistry and psychology, then moved to Paris to attend culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu.[5]
Business career edit
Markoff launched her gourmet chocolate company Vosges Haut-Chocolat in 1998.[6]
Personal life edit
Markoff lives in Chicago with her husband Jason and their two children.[7]
References edit
- ^ "KATRINA MARKOFF".
- ^ "40 Under 40: How They Zoomed to Success | Fortune". Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Black, Jonathan. "How to Raise an Entrepreneur The key, Michelle Rousseff Kemp found, is to bar your kids from the family business".
- ^ philip.potempa@nwi.com, (219) 852-4327, Philip Potempa. "OFFBEAT: Vosges Chocolatier Katrina Markoff a delicious Indiana claim-to-fame". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ azds (2021-02-12). "The Magic of Chocolate with Katrina Markoff, Founder and Chocolatier of Vosges Haut-Chocolat". Malibu Beach Inn Hotel Blog. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "World travels inspired her $30M chocolate brands". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Fox, MeiMei. "Chocolates With A Heartfelt Story, For Valentine's Day And Beyond". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-09.