Meet the Team
We are committed to working together in a positive way to get the job done, even if it’s “not our job”. We work to find solutions and always respect and acknowledge the contributions of our fellow team members.
Ian Schenkel
President and CEO
President and CEO
Matthew D. Taggart
Vice President and General Counsel
Vice President and General Counsel
Clement A. Saseun
CFS, Vice President of Quality and Technical Services
CFS, Vice President of Quality and Technical Services
Ken Brandstetter
VP of Sales and Business Development
VP of Sales and Business Development
Mike Barrett
Director of National Accounts
Director of National Accounts
Josh Fischer
Director of National Accounts
Director of National Accounts
Jim Fryar
Director of National Accounts
Director of National Accounts
Patty Klein
Director of Customer Service
Director of Customer Service
Andrea Ables
Director of Creative Services
Director of Creative Services
Rolando Sida
Director of Manufacturing
Director of Manufacturing
Mike Leccese
Director of Culinary and R&D
Director of Culinary and R&D
Robert LeSage
Corporate Chef
Corporate Chef
Justin Gorup
Corporate Chef
Corporate Chef
Sergio Valenzuela
Corporate Chef
Corporate Chef
Marcie Joseph
R&D Project Manager
R&D Project Manager
Sri Mikkilineni
R&D Commercialization Manager
R&D Commercialization Manager
Meet the Team
Most of the hundreds of products that we manufacture today utilize proprietary processes, our own unique ingredients or state-of-the-art packaging technology. This gives us a distinct market advantage and customer appeal, as well as a significant cost advantage. We offer:
- Expertise in manufacturing, quality assurance and quality control
- State-of-art manufacturing facility with tremendous scale and capacity for growth
- Proprietary technologies that enhance product solutions while driving down costs
- Experienced and knowledgeable sales and management team
- Best-in-class culinary team to support your menu and product development needs
- Experienced Research & Development team to solve product and packaging challenges
- Aggressive growth strategy with a proven track record of performance and stability
- Industry leading speed to market capabilities
- Strong multi-national customer base
As a primary processor of vegetable, grain and bean products our location and strong partnership with our growers and the vendor community, gives us the ability to offer competitive pricing and unique products to our customers. This combined with our large-scale manufacturing operations, gives us the ability to service the largest national restaurant operators both domestically and Internationally.
