Meet Our Team

With extensive experience in business management, Sarah Austin co-founded a mortgage company and a retail food business. She served as National Sales Director for a global financial services firm, providing strategic leadership across industries.

Known for building genuine relationships and breaking down corporate barriers, Sarah is a trusted connector among C-suite leaders and industry peers. She regularly hosts executive networking circles focused on finance, real estate, and M&A.

With over 37 years in the food industry, including 27 in food manufacturing, Chef Kline has served as Senior Executive Chef at Sara Lee, Hillshire Brands, and Tyson Foods.

Having commercialized over 60 million pounds of food annually, he is a trusted collaborator to C-suite leaders and R&D teams. He also co-founded The Artist Advocacy Group, a nonprofit supporting the mental and physical well-being of culinary professionals.

With more than 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry, Chef Kirzhner has built an accomplished culinary career spanning fine dining, luxury hospitality, premier steakhouses, and nearly two decades of executive culinary leadership within Chicagoland’s private club community.

Chef Borislav brings deep culinary expertise, operational leadership, and longstanding industry relationships to developing strategic partnerships with chefs, operators, distributors, and foodservice organizations.

Sarah Kollie brings experience in quality assurance, financial services, and business operations, with a background spanning client support, executive administration, and process management.

At Scratch Pantry, Sarah supports business development, client outreach, product sampling, and managing relationships with culinary professionals and foodservice operators to help grow long-term partnerships.