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Keith Schroeder
James Beard Award winner
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i. Biography
Keith Schroeder is originally from Long Island, and that background reads in the work: practical, disciplined, and attentive to process.
The Path
Training at Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University (2010) gave Schroeder a business framework that later met the demands of hospitality. That combination carried into hotel kitchens, where standards are fixed and execution has to hold under pressure. He served as executive chef at Westin and Marriott hotels (until 2010), and also held the role of executive chef at New England Culinary Institute (until 2010), building a career shaped by leadership, service, and daily operational rigor. In 2010, he turned that experience into High Road Craft Ice Cream, Inc. The move from hotels and culinary instruction into founding a company did not replace the earlier work; it condensed it. Since 2010, Schroeder has served as founder and CEO, applying the same operational discipline and culinary judgment to a product business built on consistency, scale, and attention to craft.
The Work Today
Keith Schroeder is originally from Long Island. His work today sits at the intersection of authenticity, craftsmanship, and the celebration of global cultures and cuisines. That focus gives the career a clear working logic: food as a carrier of memory, technique, and context, with the discipline to hold its character across settings. In that frame, craft is not a label but a method—shown in the product, in the details, and in the decision to treat influence with care. That range also defines his professional identity. Schroeder is both chef and founder, and the value of the work comes from how those roles inform each other. The throughline is continuity rather than reinvention: the same standards, carried forward in a different format.
Signature
Keith's signature dishes include Bourbon Burnt Sugar, Mad Delicious, The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing, and Bourbon-Steamed Peaches. The titles signal a style that balances play with structure, where flavor, concept, and naming work together. Taken as a set, they point to a practice grounded in culinary storytelling as much as in technique.
Acclaim
Keith's honors include Focus on Health Book Award, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Cooking Light Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing and Sofi Award. The awards mark recognition across more than one part of the food world, and they reflect the breadth of his work across kitchen leadership, authorship, and company building.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Keith Schroeder's current role?
As of 2026, Keith Schroeder is founder and CEO of High Road Craft Ice Cream, Inc.
Where did Keith Schroeder train or study?
Keith Schroeder trained at Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University.
What recognition has Keith Schroeder received?
Focus on Health Book Award, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Cooking Light Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing (2015).
