BuzzFeed biz desk hires food reporter

BuzzFeed business editor Tom Gara sent out the following staff hire announcement:

Hi all,

I’m very excited to announce Venessa Wong will join the BuzzFeed News business team covering the most delicious of all beats: the food industry.

Venessa was previously at Bloomberg Businessweek, where she worked on some truly delightful pieces including the epic Chipotle: The Definitive Oral History and this one explaining a powerful truth: There’s No Such Thing As Nacho Cheese.

At BuzzFeed she will be covering the biggest names in the food business, and how they are responding to America’s fast-changing eating habits. Central to this will be the declining fortunes of some of the country’s biggest and most iconic companies, like McDonald’s and Coca Cola, and the rise of a new generation of food giants.

It’s a super fun beat and Venessa is perfect for it, so please give her a warm welcome!