Fete Lifestyle Magazine November 2023 - Food Issue | Page 77

ery few of us knew

the exact career

path we wanted to

pursue at an early age, but for Laurette Rondenet, it was crystal clear that she wanted to take over her dad’s company when she got older. “Back in the day”, as we often say, things were a lot different and more challenging for ambitious women looking to excel in corporate America, but Laurette was determined, motivated, and eager to lead. And that she did.

Rondenet is now the Owner and CEO of Edlong, an innovative and globally recognized leader in dairy and dairy-type flavors and the industry’s only certified 100% woman-owned flavor house. She is also the host of the wildly popular podcast, Owning Your Legacy, where she invites other CEO’s, founders, and leaders to join her to discuss the legacy they will leave behind. As a mother of five boys, Laurette details her harrowing story of joining the family business and how her knowledge, passion, and focus has helped Edlong become one of the most successful companies within the food industry.

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