Food and Beverage Interim Executive Consultant

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Summary

The food and beverage interim executive consultant is a Collaborative, Values-driven General Manager and Sales Leader with extensive multisite, multifunctional experience in diverse food and beverage companies. With strengths in sales in both foodservice and retail, the food and beverage interim executive consultant formulates and executes strategies that deliver accelerated multimillion-dollar revenue growth, efficient operations and finance to generate extraordinary enterprise value. Decisive and collaborative leader who instills a vision for growth and sales excellence. He builds high performing teams, and develops direct strategic customer relationships. As a change agent, identifies market opportunities to build businesses into successful enterprises during growth and challenging financial conditions.

Highlights

  • 30+ years of sales and senior leadership
  • Interim sales positions driving rapid growth
  • Direct customer relationships in premium foodservice establishments nationally
  • Revenue and profit generation in startup to +$200M in revenue
  • Growth and financial turnaround expertise
  • Extensive experience working with global teams

Relevant Accomplishments

  • As Interim EVP Sales for Nature’s Bakery, in 18 months rapidly drove sales from $49M to +$100M.
  • As Senior Vice President at Niman Ranch, the leader in premium quality meats for foodservice, was part of executive team that expanded sales of the brand nationally, lead a financial turnaround, and eventually sold the company to Purdue for +$600M.
  • As President of Petits Pains, and directly responsible for sales lead this French premium quality wholesale bakery startup from $0 to $4.5M ARR in year one of operation with a focus on high-end foodservice hotels and restaurants such as Fairmont Hotels and Michelin star restaurant La Folie.
  • As President of Just Desserts, the leader in premium quality natural desserts led the financial turnaround of the company from negative $1.9M EBITDA to $1.1M EBITDA in 2+ years.
  • Developed direct business and sales relationships with high-end foodservice distributors nationally including Euro-USA, Peterson Cheese, Dole & Bailey, Oxford Trading, Chef’s Warehouse, Sysco, U.S. Foods, BiRite Foodservice, Gourmet Foods International, Baldor Foods, Seacrest Foods, De Bragga, Buckhead.
  • Long-term relationship with the CEO of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA).

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