A couple of decades ago as a freshly minted Purdue University food science graduate, Michelle Frame embarked on a career at M&M Mars with a vision of working in R&D. Her employer had a different vision.
“They said, ‘Here’s what you need to know about M&M Mars,’” Frame recalls. “‘We could put you in R&D, but you can’t move up until you spend a stint in production.’”
Frame took it in stride, figuring it was better to do in-the-plant shift work at age 22 rather than later in her care…