About Us
Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger, MS, RD, LDN, is founder of Hispanic Food Communications, Inc, a nutrition and food communications consulting company.
Sylvia has provided nutrition and culinary consulting services to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries for many years. Clients include...
- The Coca-Cola Company
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Grain Foods Foundation
- Gorton's Inc.
- Smucker's
- Ragu (Unilever)
- McNeil Nutritionals
- American Heart Association
- Namaste Charter School
- El Valor
- Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
NUTRITION CONSULTANT
As a registered dietitian, Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger provides expert advice to food, beverage and pharmaceutical companies – and their customers – about healthy eating in a practical and easy way. She works closely with brand management teams to develop messages about the nutritional features and benefits of their products.
RECIPE DEVELOPER
Prior to founding Hispanic Food Communications, Sylvia served as Senior Culinary Development Specialist and Supervisor of Consumer Test Kitchens at the Quaker Oats Company. Her recipes have appeared in television segments, product packaging, cookbooks and national health and fitness campaigns.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE
Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger is a skilled media representative, with numerous television, radio and internet credits. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN en Español, America TeVe, Telemundo and Univision, where she is a frequent guest on popular programs such as “Despierta America,” "Noticiero Telemundo Chicago," and "En Contexto."
Sylvia is the nutritionist on "Hispanics Today," a nationally syndicated news and lifestyle television program. She has also been a guest nutritionist on many Hispanic radio talk shows, and is a frequent guest on the Valder Beebe Show.
Sylvia has presented at hundreds of conferences, most recently at the Women's Conference in Tabasco, Mexico and the Global Conference on Health and Lifestyle (Geneva, Switzerland) sponsored by the World Health Organization.
Other conferences include: The International Association of Culinary Professionals; Conference of La Cumbre de las Américas de Nutrición y Salud; School Nutrition Association (SNA); National Association of Bilingual Educators (NABE); LULAC; MANA; MAOF; COMADRES; and 2006 National Hispanic Women’s Conference.
CREDENTIALS AND BACKGROUND
Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger is a registered dietician of the American Dietetic Association and a licensed dietitian nutritionist. She was awarded Outstanding Dietitian of 2009 by the Illinois Dietetic Association - West Suburban Chapter. The Chicago Dietetic Association honored her as "Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year" in 1994. She is an active member of the American Dietetic Association, and the Grain Foods Foundation Medical Advisory Board.
Hispanic Food Communications is a proud sponsor of several not-for-profit organizations that serve the Hispanic community, including Namaste Charter School, Cristo Rey High School and Hinsdale Adventist Academy.
Call 630.930.7963 today and find out how Hispanic Food Communications can help you expand your market share.