How about a little meet and greet? Meet the culinary experts who craft our recipes, products, and more.
It's been said that “People who love to eat are always the best people,” and judging by the fact you’re looking back at us right here, right now, tells us everything we need to know about you. We go together like peas and carrots. Or scrambled eggs and hot sauce. Or pineapple and pizza. (Enter ongoing debate here.)
Our professional culinary chefs? They’re also food enthusiasts, each with their own unique background, skill sets, tastes, and experiences that they bring to the table. Every one of our fabulous culinary team members pours their heart (and olive oil) into making the recipes and products you love down to the last teaspoon. We’re obsessed with making really great food—and we want nothing more than to share that obsession with you. ❤️
Your partner in easy at-home cooking
Lea Anne Dea, RDN
Lea Anne Dea is a registered dietitian and culinary manager with more than a decade of test kitchen experience at Conagra Brands. She leads the digital kitchen team that writes and photographs recipes for ReadySetEat.com and develops consumer cooking directions for multiple national brands, including Healthy Choice®, Frontera, and P.F Chang’s® Home Menu. Prior to joining Conagra Brands, Lea Anne worked as a clinical dietitian and a culinary educator presenting live cooking shows to thousands of people throughout the U.S. Lea Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Iowa State University.
Where you’ll find me: Cheering on my kids’ sports teams, sneaking in a run, or trying to master my garden.
Our baking and desserts queen
Brittany Wolfe
After studying culinology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and baking and pastry at Metro Community College, Brittany traveled around the U.S. gaining experience in baking, cake decorating, and traditional French pastries, most notably as the executive pastry chef at the famed L’Auberge de Sedona. She joined Conagra in 2017 as a development chef assisting brands such as Duncan Hines®, Marie Callender’s®, Healthy Choice®, and Purple Carrot.
Where you’ll find me: Baking through the latest cookbook or preparing for my next national park adventure.
Bringing chef-inspired recipes to your table
Andrea Bruns
Andrea Bruns is a recipe developer and food stylist on our digital kitchen team. She’s a master at writing chef-inspired recipes that are easy for anyone to recreate at home. In her nine years with Conagra, her work has touched many brands, including Duncan Hines, Banquet®, and Frontera. She has been cooking and baking for her family since she was very young and has a passion for seasonal cooking (just ask her about her famous strawberry-rhubarb pie). She holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Where you’ll find me: Working in my flower and vegetable gardens, taking on new cooking and baking projects with my husband and daughter, or hanging out with my family on the farm.
The shutterbug
Tiffany Johnson
Tiffany has been a part of the Conagra Brands culinary team since 2013, cooking up new menu items for Healthy Choice, Orville Redenbacher’s®, Act II® popcorn, and more. She has a love for photography that started while snapping images for her high school yearbook. She is now a food photographer and has captured many of the delicious photos found here on Ready Set Eat. Tiffany loves to entertain and create new crowd-pleasing recipes to share with her friends, family, and neighbors.
Where you’ll find me: Playing Frisbee with my son, slicing on the golf course, and DIY-ing home projects.
The Renaissance man
Shane Zimmerman
Shane joined Conagra Brands in 2020, and supports Conagra’s snacking brands, including Slim Jim®, Duke’s®, Angie’s Boomchickapop®, Orville Redenbacher™, Act II, BIGS®, DAVID®, and Duncan Hines. Shane attended the Western Culinary Institute in Portland and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has spent his career in high-volume restaurants, fine dining, and research and development. Most recently, Shane was the director of research and development and continued partner for Heritage Restaurant and Caviar Bar in Chicago. He specialized in the fermented foods and charcuterie program, with the cuisine of the restaurant blending Midwestern comfort food, Eastern/Central European, and Korean cuisines.
Where you’ll find me: Cooking at home or the restaurant, experimenting with fermented foods, or at the Krav Maga gym.
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Your partner in easy at-home cooking
Lea Anne Dea, RDN
Lea Anne Dea is a registered dietitian and culinary manager with more than a decade of test kitchen experience at Conagra Brands. She leads the digital kitchen team that writes and photographs recipes for ReadySetEat.com and develops consumer cooking directions for multiple national brands, including Healthy Choice®, Frontera, and P.F Chang’s® Home Menu. Prior to joining Conagra Brands, Lea Anne worked as a clinical dietitian and a culinary educator presenting live cooking shows to thousands of people throughout the U.S. Lea Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Iowa State University.
Where you’ll find me: Cheering on my kids’ sports teams, sneaking in a run, or trying to master my garden.
Our baking and desserts queen
Brittany Wolfe
After studying culinology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and baking and pastry at Metro Community College, Brittany traveled around the U.S. gaining experience in baking, cake decorating, and traditional French pastries, most notably as the executive pastry chef at the famed L’Auberge de Sedona. She joined Conagra in 2017 as a development chef assisting brands such as Duncan Hines®, Marie Callender’s®, Healthy Choice®, and Purple Carrot.
Where you’ll find me: Baking through the latest cookbook or preparing for my next national park adventure.
Bringing chef-inspired recipes to your table
Andrea Bruns
Andrea Bruns is a recipe developer and food stylist on our digital kitchen team. She’s a master at writing chef-inspired recipes that are easy for anyone to recreate at home. In her nine years with Conagra, her work has touched many brands, including Duncan Hines, Banquet®, and Frontera. She has been cooking and baking for her family since she was very young and has a passion for seasonal cooking (just ask her about her famous strawberry-rhubarb pie). She holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Where you’ll find me: Working in my flower and vegetable gardens, taking on new cooking and baking projects with my husband and daughter, or hanging out with my family on the farm.
The shutterbug
Tiffany Johnson
Tiffany has been a part of the Conagra Brands culinary team since 2013, cooking up new menu items for Healthy Choice, Orville Redenbacher’s®, Act II® popcorn, and more. She has a love for photography that started while snapping images for her high school yearbook. She is now a food photographer and has captured many of the delicious photos found here on Ready Set Eat. Tiffany loves to entertain and create new crowd-pleasing recipes to share with her friends, family, and neighbors.
Where you’ll find me: Playing Frisbee with my son, slicing on the golf course, and DIY-ing home projects.
The Renaissance man
Shane Zimmerman
Shane joined Conagra Brands in 2020, and supports Conagra’s snacking brands, including Slim Jim®, Duke’s®, Angie’s Boomchickapop®, Orville Redenbacher™, Act II, BIGS®, DAVID®, and Duncan Hines. Shane attended the Western Culinary Institute in Portland and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has spent his career in high-volume restaurants, fine dining, and research and development. Most recently, Shane was the director of research and development and continued partner for Heritage Restaurant and Caviar Bar in Chicago. He specialized in the fermented foods and charcuterie program, with the cuisine of the restaurant blending Midwestern comfort food, Eastern/Central European, and Korean cuisines.
Where you’ll find me: Cooking at home or the restaurant, experimenting with fermented foods, or at the Krav Maga gym.
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