Doherty to step down as New Jersey Food Council CEO

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February 19, 2026 | njbiz.com

After more than two decades leading the New Jersey Food Council, Linda Doherty plans to step down from her post.

Ahead of the Doherty’s planned January 2027 retirement, the business trade association has put together a search committee to find her replacement. According to NJFC, it aims to have the president and CEO’s successor in place this fall to begin the transition.

Doherty wrote in a Feb. 17 letter to the NJFC board of directors, “I believe every accomplished leader needs to know when it’s time to appraise success, complete the last chapter and move on to another journey. My time has come.”

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