Sales Director of Queens for J. Kings
Food Service Professionals
Kevin Burke, with more than 20 years of experience in the food service industry, has been named Sales Director of Queens for J. Kings Food Service Professionals, a large independently owned food service distributor.
Burke’s new position was created as part of J. Kings’ attempt to expand the successful business from Long Island into the borough of Queens.
“I’m very excited about this opportunity to expand into Queens,” said Burke. “We do most of our business in Long Island and some in Manhattan and this is the first time we have a full-fledged team for Queens.”
J. Kings, headquartered in Holtsville, has provided the full spectrum of food and business supplies to the restaurant industry in Manhattan and mainly in Long Island for 30 years with their focus set on Queens under Burke’s direction.
“I’ve been on the street, knocking on doors to introduce customers to J. Kings,” Burke said. “It’s my duty to reach out to the businesses here in Queens and I’m very excited about the direction J. Kings is taking.”
Burke, who currently resides in Wantagh with his wife and four children, has been with J. Kings for three years. He was previously a sales representative and territory manager in the South Nassau area.
Born in Flushing and raised in Massapequa, Burke had not always wanted to work in the food service industry.
He studied to become an electrical engineer at State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College. Upon graduating from college, Burke spent three years at Grumman Aerospace designing software and hardware for aircraft support.
But in 1986, Burke had an opportunity to get into the food business that was family run at Fireside Caterers of Levittown. Since then, he has always been in the food service industry.
