CAA Culinary Launches

CAA Culinary will be led by veteran talent manager Andrew Chason, who joins the agency from the management firm he co-founded, Vector Eats, which specializes in representing high-profile culinary personalities. Its aim is to work across CAA to create new business opportunities for clients and the agency in areas including television, marketing, publishing, digital media, corporate consulting and sponsorship, licensing and merchandising, corporate hospitality, and events, according to an announcement.

CAA reps some of the food world’s best-known chefs and personalities including Gordon Ramsay, Roy Choi, Duff Goldman, Christina Tosi, Tyler Florence, Curtis Stone, Ted Allen, Carla Hall, Richard Blais, Katie Lee, Graham Elliot, Nancy Silverton, Daphne Oz, and Michael Mina.

Among those joining Chason at CAA are Aarón Sánchez, John Besh, Amanda Freitag, Andrew Carmellini, Alon Shaya, Alex Thomopoulos, and Jonathan Waxman.

“CAA Culinary marries CAA’s global resources, innovative thinking, and collaborative approach to provide clients with a single-source entrée into culinary marketing and hospitality,” CAA Managing Partner Kevin Huvane said. “Andrew Chason is among the most accomplished executives in food, and we are thrilled to have him guide the efforts of this group and further solidify our position as the leader in the epicurean space.”