Food industry consultant working with startups and turnarounds. Full product commercialization assistance, general food tech operations, scale-up, supply chain, cold chain, production processes, food safety, FDA and USDA labeling. Should you setup your own manufacturing or use a co-packer? I can help you answer key questions. Expertise in manufacturing under FDA/USDA/Organic guidelines multi-building complexes as large as 300K sqft. Product expertise covers Read-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook, beverage items from juice to tea, home replacement meals, salsa, salad, fresh cut fruit, poultry, beef, pork, pasta, grains, dressing, dip, soup, and sauce. Formerly the Director of Operations and Supply Chain for the startup of FreshDish.com, offering home delivered pre-prepped meal kits. Manufacturing Operations/R&D/Continuous Improvement (certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt) for the startup of Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets, a regional small format grocery chain, vertically integrated with wholly owned manufacturing. Operations Manager for The Stuffed Bagel, a retail and wholesale bakery located in southern California. Keywords: Ready to Eat Meals, Ready to Cook, Food Manufacturing, Food Manufacturers, USDA, FDA, Organic, Vertical Integration, Food Safety, Food Regulations, HACCP, GMPs, Fresh Cut Fruit, Beverages, Juice, Tea, Coffee, Cold Chain, Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Startups, Commercialization, Turnaround Change Agent.

Founder of Just Bee Cosmetics and contributing partner to Iguaneye Fresh Shoe and other successful Kickstarter and international crowd funded projects. Business consultant for music and film projects, with over 20 years of failing and succeeding in business and entrepreneurial ventures, including startups, restaurants, and hotels. 20 min Business Idea Flash Evaluation Got an idea but don’t know if it will work? Let’s quickly talk it out and I will give it to you straight, no frills assessment based on market access and execution. Our conversation is completely confidential and can be covered by your NDA. Before you take that first step, call and I can save you from making the wrong one. Entrepreneur Coaching Let’s knock that trough of sorrow in the teeth and work together to get you back on the road to fulfilling your vision. I have been there and know what it is like to question everything. If you are the only one in your company, or can’t talk to your co-founders about it, don’t face it alone.

Food entrepreneur. Cornell University Food Science graduate. Diverse food industry background: startups to multi-billion dollar companies, baby food to biscuits, R&D to business. Public speaking and presenting experience at national and international competitions. Also: all-around foodie, New Yorker, Internet enthusiast, and concert junkie.

Entrepreneur. Started micro-bakery using grandmother's cookie recipes and grew to 2000+ stores across the country.

Strategic Advisor to Founders and CEOs. Took a specialty food manufacturer from capital raise to exit sale. Turnaround CEO. Food safety expert. Built five USDA inspected food manufacturing facilities.

National Sales Director, Advisor/Consultant, Social Media Enthusiast, Network Connector, Restaurant Fanatic

Managing several Restaurants & Coffee Shop concepts in the Middle East, Staff Training seminars, cost controlling, Menu engineering, leadership skills, trainer on customer service, certified L5 Boecker food safety & Hygiene etc.

Venture Capital: LDR Ventures, Leadership Roles: Reef Technology, Guess Jeans, Steve Madden Footwear, The Beach People, Swagtron Hoverboards and E-rideables, FreshDirect, Melissa & Doug Toys / Startups & Investment, Operations & Growth for Food, eCommerce, Omnichannel Retail, SAAS, Fashion, Footwear, Apparel, Ghost Kitchens, Online Grocery, Entertainment, Digital Media and Marketing, Food & Retail Innovation, Home Decor - See www.ldrventures.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/akoven/

Founder of The Helmsman Group - professional advising service for emerging and high growth food brands. COO - Cup 4 Cup GF flour developed at The French Laundry Supply Chain Director - Annie's Founder & CEO - Bridgetown Natural Foods Ops Head - Kashi GM - Health Valley, Casbah, Breadshop and Nile Spice brands of Hain Celestial

Over 20 years of Hospitality Leadership Experience with sbe, Montage Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and Starwood.

15 year veteran in the Mixology/ cocktail creation field. Founder of A Bar Above, helping bartenders make the most of their careers. I have consulted with over 50 bars and restaurants with a focus on increased profitability and staff retention.

Adomas Pranevicius is the co-founder and CEO of MyDrink Beverages, a full-service beverage development and production management company . Adomas specializes in beverage concept development, start-up beverage projects, business development and brand building. During his career he co-founded NapNock energy shot, Dragoon vitamin drink, HighVit functional vitamin drinks and Simply Umai beauty drink. He enjoys developing new beverage concepts and generating marketing ideas for them. Currently he is focusing on international expansion of MyDrink Beverages. Adomas is also writing a blog about latest beverage trends and innovations. His insights and ideas have been quoted in BeverageDaily.com, Soft Drinks International, Beverage World and other media sources.

Successfully founded the biotech company Mycodev Group in 2013. Now working on a spinoff Chinova Bioworks making a natural preservative for food, beverages, cosmetics and medical devices.

Dr. Clayton is a seasoned product developer. He provides strategic and expert guidance for companies focused in developing and marketing smart materials, ink and coatings, pharmaceuticals, nicotine delivery, packaging, dietary supplements, cleaning products, and specialty chemicals.

Worked in USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia. High performance, Extreme Focus, Gets things done.. Worked in International Luxury Brand hotels from 200 rooms to 1600 rooms. Opened 7 properties, 2 restaurants and 1 startup, hotel conversion and helped many more hospitality professionals. No fluff, No bullshit, step by step guidelines *Financial advice on P&L Management, budgeting, cost analysis, ROI *Food cost analysis, menu engineering, inventory systems and recommendations *Creation of policy, procedure, standards, creating accountability for your teams. *Recruitment, staff retention, empowerment, incentives, engagement and various HR recommendations *Analysis of business challenges, brainstorming, group discussions, idea creation *Putting your challenges on the table and finding solutions together

Doctor in Food Science. Academic writing, Research proposals & Health Canada Cannabis licenses. Experienced in food industry in Canada (3y) and Spain (5y): technical experience in High Pressure Homogenization, UV, Ultrasounds and Thermal treatments; Active packaging; Chromatography techniques; Physicochemical analyses of emulsions and biofunctionality; Product development of beverages and liposomal nutraceuticals; Nutrition Label maker & GMP quality system implementation.

I provide expert guidance in creating unique, scientifically-backed custom dietary supplement formulations. I have helped several dietary supplement companies and their teams across the globe in the development of Novel and scientifically proven formulations. I can modify an existing formula and offer expert guidance about ingredients to be included or deleted to get desired effects. I assist individuals, start-ups and corporates in the development of dietary supplement products from an idea (Concept) to launch. I provide all the science to make it happen.

Founder and CEO of Forward Fooding, the world's first collaborative platform for the food and beverage industry. Alessio founded Forward Fooding (formerly know as Crowdfooding) in 2014 with the aim of broadening access to capital for food and foodtech startups and started to build a community of innovators tackling some of biggest challenges affecting our food system. A big-time foodie and a creative marketer, he now works with companies of all sizes to help them understand how entrepreneurship, collaboration, and investment models can be used to create a more sustainable future of food. Alessio regularly speaks and consults on startup fundraising, strategy, food innovation, technology and collaborative open innovation. Some of his recent speaking engagements include presentations at Food IT conference (USA), RoIF - Rothamsted Open Innovation Forum (UK), Food Vision (UK), Food Matters Live (UK), Agtech&Foodtech Berlin Summit (GE), Katana Bootcamp (GE), Smau (ITA) among others. He is a council member of the Launch Food Forum and a London Tech Advocate within the FoodTech chapter. A global citizen at heart he has lived and worked in Italy, South Korea, Australia, US and UK where he is currently based. He very much enjoys connecting passionate people when not trying new forms of food.

CEO Latham Food Services | Woman Entrepreneur | Woman in Food | Owner of fast growing mobile food truck & catering business generating almost 1 million in revenue | 13+ years experience | Passionate about helping people achieve their dreams in business!

Barman/Mixologist/Hospitality Consultant/Beverage Professional “The Aristocrat of the Working Class” - Nightclub.com “The People's Champion of Bartending” - Mutineer Magazine “Russell Davis is a star behind the bar” - Forbes “One of the most recognizable mixologists today” - Crushbrew.com Russell Davis continues to seize international attention for his work as a bar/mixology/spirits consultant, television personality, and bar industry entrepreneur. As one of the most well-known and influential nightlife professionals, Russell is paving the way for the new era of the "celebrity bartender & mixologist." As the 2012 Bartender of the Year, former President of the Texas Chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, co-star & expert of Spike TV's "Bar Rescue," and founder of such projects such as the Zero Gravity Cocktail Glass and the world's first soda jerk competition, the San Francisco Jerk Off, Russell has been hailed as "The People's Champion of Bartending" (Mutineer Magazine) and "The Aristocrat of the Working Class" (Nightclub.com).In between projects, Russell travels the world, living off the grid, researching obscure drinking culture, techniques, ingredients, and recipes in order to catalog them before they are lost to modernity. 2012 Nightclub & Bar's Bartender of the Year 2011 Tales of the Cocktail Top High Volume Cocktails Bar (Rickhouse - Lead Bartender) 2014-2015 Expert on Paramount Network's Bar Rescue 2013-2019 President of Unlimited Liabilities 2014-2019 CEO of Cocktails & Dreams Inc 2020-current CEO Siempre Listo Inc

Experienced Brand Director & Evangelist, marketing strategist, Beverage Consultant, and Public Speaker.

•Foodservice inventory, purchasing and recipe software selection and project turnarounds •Back office operations consulting and speaking •Project collaboration and recommendations with culinary and foodservice experts in POS, Labor Management, Operations, Menu Development and Group Purchasing

Sensational baker. Virtual Assistant. Aspiring Doctor. Harry Potter fan, fantasy lover. Jill of many trades.

I'm Chef Blaise. As the oldest of three sons, both my parents worked a lot and one of the ways to spend time with him was to cook. Sometime after high school, I decided to take this seriously, I went to Culinary School and cooked at several places. I began to work and travel shortly after. I've been to Alaska, Washington, California, Hawaii just to name a few. After doing this for 17 years, I've picked up quite a bit from all of the people I have cooked alongside and I'm happy to share it with you.

2008- Present Founder & CEO Gluten Free Goddess Global CEO Gluten Free Goddess Bakery USA 2001-2003 Glaceau Vitamin Water Vitamin Water and Smart Water Marketing and Sales 2003-2006 Coca-Cola Corporation Coke Zero Diet Coke with Lemon Olympic Torch Relay Director Brand Activation 1996-2000 Anheuser Busch Budweiser Budweiser Brand Model & Program Lead