After 22 years, Cambridge Nutritional Foods CEO Chris McDermott announced he will retire from the company in January 2026. McDermott was integral to leading the company through significant growth phases and expanded its brand portfolio from the 1:1 Diet (formerly known as the Cambridge Weight Plan) to include the launch of women’s wellbeing brand Serenova as well as food product development and manufacturing provider Food Nutrition Partners.

McDermott joined the company in 2003 as the company’s first public relations executive and was promoted throughout the years, ultimately being named CEO in 2015.

“Working at CNF has been the most extraordinary adventure of my life, and it has been the greatest privilege to lead this business,” McDermott said. “Its most important element to me has always been its people, and I am grateful to all those I have met and the achievements we have made together. I wanted to create the best possible environment to make this decision, knowing that the business would be in the best position to move on to the next level.”