Michael E. Broll

Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates a chain restaurant. It offers tacos, burritos, bowls and salads, enchiladas, nachos, and quesadillas, sides, desserts, and drinks. It also caters event and corporate catering services. The company was founded by Ralph Rubio in 1983 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

The Seasoned Palate, Inc. manufactures and distributes spices. It offers blends, desserts, spiced roasted salmon, and potato wedges. It was founded by Katherine Crawford Luber and Sara Mae Engram in January 2005 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD

Mary's Gone Crackers, Inc. produces and distributes wheat and gluten-free crackers and other baked organic products. Its products include organic, kosher and gluten-free and contain no added oils, trans-fats, sugar or dairy. The firm supplies its products to natural and grocery stores nationwide. The company was founded by Mary Waldner and Dale Rodrigues in 2004 and the headquartered in Gridley, CA.

American Halal Co., Inc. engage in the production and distribution of natural, organic, and halal food brands. It offers frozen entrées to plant-based protein snacks. The company was founded by Adnan Durrani in August, 2010 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

PRT Growing Services Ltd. engages in the production and distribution of container grown forest seedlings. It offers cold storage services, seedling management, seed orchards and seed sales, seed services, woody crops, and seed zone maps. The company was founded by Charlie Johnson and Ev Van Eerden in 1988 and is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Aspirity Holdings LLC provided electricity contracts trading and electricity supply services. It offered commercial lending, consumer lending, retail energy services and financial services. The company was founded by Timothy S. Krieger in 2005 and was headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Smart Flour Foods LLC engages in the provision of gluten-free foods. Its products include frozen pizzas and pizza crust, foodservice products, and snack bites. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Farmwise LLC engages in the distribution of food products. It offers veggie fries, veggie tots, veggie rings, chicken veggie, chicken veggie nuggets, chicken veggie tenders, and appetizers. The company was founded by David Peters and Cristina Peters in 2015 and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Lignetics Investment Corp. operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bear Stearns FOF Asset Management (Bear Stearns FoF Asset Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Stonyfield Farm, Inc. produces and distributes organic yogurt and ice creams. The firm offers smoothies, cultured soy, frozen yogurt, ice creams and shift energy drink. The company was founded by Samuel Kaymen, Louise Kaymen and Gary Hirshberg in 1983 and is headquartered in Londonderry, NH.

Part of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Sperry Top-Sider LLC is a company that manufactures men's footwear products. The company is based in Lexington, MA.

The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Loft Growth Partners (Loft Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Andrew Whitman. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Mill Road Capital Management LLC (Mill Road Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Thomas Lynch. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Specialty Food Association, Inc. is a not-for-profit trade association that supports food artisans, importers, and entrepreneurs. The Specialty Food Association is based in New York, NY. Established in 1952, the association provides its 3,800 members with resources, knowledge, and connections to nurture their companies in an ever-evolving marketplace. The association owns and produces the Winter and Summer Fancy Food Shows and presents the Sofi™ Awards, which honor excellence in specialty food.

Fairway Dairy & Ingredients LLC offers services to dairy and distributing companies. The private company is based in Lakeville, MN. The company was founded by Timothy S. Krieger.

Lignetics, Inc. manufacturers wood pellets, fire logs, fire starters, wood flour and animal bedding. Its brands include new england WP, golden fire, green supreme, bear mountain, marth, dry den, and cozy den. The company was founded by William Hayward Pickering in 1983 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

Mother's Market & Kitchen operates as a natural foods market and restaurant. It specializes in organic, locally grown produce, natural grocery, body care, supplements and food service, includes sit down restaurants and full service deli's that cater to instincts. The company was founded by Bruce Macgurn in 1978 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

National Cooperative Grocers Association operates as a business services cooperative for retail food cooperative. It strengthen purchasing power, optimize operational and marketing resources and ultimately offer more value to food co-op owners and shoppers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, MN.

Part of Conagra Brands, Inc., Blake's All Natural Foods is a company that produces natural and organic frozen meals. The company is based in Concord, NH. Blake's All Natural Foods was acquired by Conagra Brands, Inc. on May 12, 2015 for $20.70 million.

Diversified Trading Co. LLC provides electricity supply services. It is engaged in asset management activities, including real estate development and investments. The company is headquartered in Prior Lake, MN.

MRMMK Hold Co. engages in the retailing business. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Orgain LLC engaged in the provision of nutritional products. Its products include protein powder, vegan protein powder, grass fed whey protein, nutritional powders, collagen powders, keto protein powder, protein shakes, nutrition shakes, almond milk, kids shakes, protein bars, kids bars, and kids shakes. The company was founded by Andrew Abraham in 2009 and headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Uncle Matt's Organic, Inc. produces and sells organic juice. It products include probiotic popsicles and organic juices. The company was founded by Matthew C. McLean in 1999 and is headquartered in Clermont, FL.

Jupiter Intelligence, Inc. develops climate score intelligence platform which offers weather and climate data, trend visualizations, forecasts, weather models and climate models. The company was founded by Rich Sorkin, Eric Wun, Josh Hacker and Alan Blumberg in 2017 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Cali'flour Foods LLC engages in the production of foods made from cauliflower. Its products include pizza crusts, flatbreads, crackers, and pasta. The company was founded by Amy Lacey in 2016 and is headquartered in Chico, CA.

The Intertwine Group LLC operates a platform that assists emerging food and beverage brands in their growth.

King Arthur Baking Co, Inc. is a private company that provides reliable recipes for baking. The company is based in Norwich, VT and was founded in 1790. The company offers a variety of products such as flour, ingredients, baking mixes, and kitchen tools that can be purchased online.