B2B Food & Beverage Writer + Editorial Project Manager


I'm an award-winning B2B journalist and content writer specializing in restaurants, foodservice, food brands, and consumer trends. For more than 20 years, I've turned executive interviews, industry research, and trend insights into articles, blogs, website content, trend reports, and thought leadership for food & beverage companies and trade publications.


I also manage complex editorial projects from kickoff to publication, coordinating participant outreach, executive interviews, data collection, deadlines, and delivery.


"Contributing Editor Liz Barrett Foster painstakingly researches the largest independent restaurants and produces a list of those that generate the most revenue in a single year. The research takes several weeks and the work provides some unique insight into the condition of independent restaurants. We use this to provide fodder for stories all year long."
--Restaurant Business, 2026 Azbee Awards entry

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Brands & AgenciesI've worked with leading food and beverage brands, foodservice companies, and marketing agencies to develop content that connects industry insights with business objectives.Selected experience includes:Nestlé Professional Foodservice • The Food Group • IMA Foodservice • La Brea Bakery • Potatoes USA

Published WorkMy journalism and editorial work has appeared in leading foodservice, restaurant, and consumer publications, covering everything from restaurant operations and emerging trends to food brands, marketing, and consumer behavior.Selected publications:Restaurant Business • PMQ Pizza Magazine • Flavor & The Menu • National Culinary Review • Restaurant Hospitality • FSR • Stacker • Mashed

Editorial Projects & ResearchBeyond writing individual articles, I manage complex editorial initiatives that require research, organization, coordination, and attention to detail.Featured Project: Restaurant Business Top 100 IndependentsI manage the research and editorial process behind Restaurant Business's annual ranking of America's highest-grossing independent restaurants, coordinating restaurant outreach, data collection, interviews, and editorial deliverables.


The project earned a 2026 Azbee Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

Government & subcontracting opportunities:Liz Barrett Foster LLC is SAM.gov registered and available for federal, state, and local writing, editorial, research, communications, and project-management contracts.