Maureen Slocum
CEO & Publisher, Zoomba Group
Maureen Slocum founded Zoomba Group in 2009, which has evolved from a one-woman consulting group into a leading original content creation company serving readers across the foodservice industry.
As CEO, Maureen acquired Foodservice Equipment & Supplies (FE&S) in 2010 and, in doing so, saved a magazine that has been serving the E&S community for more than 75 years. In 2012, she developed and launched restaurant development + design (rd+d), the only magazine exclusively covering that topic. Both magazines also have robust websites, e-newsletters and social media presences.
Zoomba Group also created and produces several industry-leading events, such as the Foodservice Equipment & Design Thought Leadership Summit, FE&S’s Dealer of the Year & All-Industry Awards Gala, and rd+d’s Tour the Design Trends.
Through its custom publishing division, Zoomba Group publishes the award-winning titles Welbilt 360 and FCSI Project Showcase.
Maureen is passionate about providing authentic, original content for readers. Since its founding, Zoomba Group has earned more than 100 editorial and design awards from prestigious B2B publishing organizations including the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), Jesse H. Neal, and FOLIO Awards.
In 2014 Maureen was personally honored with a Top Women in Media Award—Entrepreneur by Folio Magazine. In 2022, she was honored with the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry (MAFSI) Market Mover Award. And, in 2024, representatives for the equipment and supplies industry's five key associations — MAFSI, FCSI, CFESA, NAFEM and FEDA — recognized her contributions to the industry with an award created in her honor.