Eric Skae serves as CEO of Carbone Fine Food, maker of the fastest-growing national pasta sauce. The only major center-store CPG brand that merges premium food and pop culture, Eric has led Carbone to the #2 position in Natural and #6 in Grocery and MULO in five short years since its 2021 launch. Behind a unique “food as lifestyle” positioning, Eric has implemented a virtuous flywheel of “events drive social drives events ...” The results are 80%+ YOY growth, category-highest indexes against millennials and $100K+ shoppers, and category leadership in absolute dollar growth – all against Eric’s goal of making Carbone a billion-dollar brand. Eric earlier led successful reorganizations, rebrands and sales at RTE popcorn brand Popcornopolis and Rao’s Specialty Foods.