Rick Harris
President at Chungs Products GP LLC
Profile
Rick is an Operating Partner at Yellowstone Capital Partners, LLC, focusing on growing the firm’s food and beverage portfolio.
He also serves as President and CEO of Chung’s Gourmet Foods, the nation’s leading branded, frozen Asian Appetizer company, headquartered in Houston, Texas.
An executive to both large multinationals and start-ups, Rick’s broad experience cuts across diverse areas of finance, operations and supply chain, product development, sales and marketing, and information technology.
Rick began his career on Wall Street with Chemical Bank’s World Banking Group (JP Morgan), working in corporate finance specifically on food and agribusiness companies.
Prior to Chung’s, Rick served as President of BBX Sweet Holdings (BBX Capital) in Florida, a portfolio of confectionery companies with plants located in Florida, Utah, and California.
Rick was recruited by the Private Equity firm Dolphin Capital in 2010 to run Maxfield Candy, a leading chocolate manufacturing and marketing company in Utah.Before Maxfield, he served as President of Sunkist-Taylor LLC, a pioneering fresh-cut fruit snacking joint venture with both east and west coast processing plants.
He also served internationally in several leadership roles in operations and supply chain with Dole Foods (principally in Latin America and California), and helped lead start-ups in B2B e-commerce at Global Food Exchange in Atlanta and organic products at Food Logic in Boston.
He is fluent in Spanish.
Rick Harris active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Yellowstone Capital, Inc.
Yellowstone Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Yellowstone Capital Partners LLC (Yellowstone Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Chungs Products GP LLC
Chungs Products GP LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Chungs Products GP LLC manufacturers egg rolls and Asian entrees. Its products include egg and spring rolls, entrees and potstickers. The company was founded by Chung Jing Yau in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | President | 31/12/2016 |
Former positions of Rick Harris
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BBX Sweet Holdings LLC
BBX Sweet Holdings LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of BBX Capital, Inc., BBX Sweet Holdings LLC operates as a holding company for chocolate company acquisitions. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The CEOs of the company are Alan B. Levan, Jarett S. Levan. | President | 31/12/2016 |
International Confections Co. LLC
International Confections Co. LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Part of Mrs. Fields Cos., Inc., International Confections Co. LLC is a company that manufactures cookies and baked products. The company is based in Salt Lake City, UT. International Confections Co. was acquired by Mrs. Fields Confections from Alpine Investments Holding Co. on December 24, 2014. | President | 31/12/2013 |
DOLE FOOD COMPANY INC | Private Equity Investor | 31/12/1998 |
Training of Rick Harris
Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
Hampden-Sydney College | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private companies | 5 |
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Yellowstone Capital, Inc.
Yellowstone Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Yellowstone Capital Partners LLC (Yellowstone Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | Finance |
Chungs Products GP LLC
Chungs Products GP LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Chungs Products GP LLC manufacturers egg rolls and Asian entrees. Its products include egg and spring rolls, entrees and potstickers. The company was founded by Chung Jing Yau in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Consumer Non-Durables |
BBX Sweet Holdings LLC
BBX Sweet Holdings LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of BBX Capital, Inc., BBX Sweet Holdings LLC operates as a holding company for chocolate company acquisitions. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The CEOs of the company are Alan B. Levan, Jarett S. Levan. | Finance |
International Confections Co. LLC
International Confections Co. LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Part of Mrs. Fields Cos., Inc., International Confections Co. LLC is a company that manufactures cookies and baked products. The company is based in Salt Lake City, UT. International Confections Co. was acquired by Mrs. Fields Confections from Alpine Investments Holding Co. on December 24, 2014. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Dole Food Co., Inc.
Dole Food Co., Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Dole Food Co., Inc. produces, markets, and distributes fruits and vegetables. It produces bananas and pineapples, packaged fruit products, packaged salads, and fresh-packed vegetables. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA. | Process Industries |
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