Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Announces Management Changes
January 30, 2020 at 09:01 pm
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Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. announced that James C. Pappas and Mark J. Schmulen have joined the Company’s Board of Directors. The addition of Mr. Pappas and Mr. Schmulen to the Company’s Board brings the total number of directors to seven. James C. Pappas, the founder and Managing Member of JCP Investment Management, stated. Mr. Pappas founded JCP Investment Management in Houston in June 2009 and is the Managing Member and owner of the firm. Mr. Pappas previously served on the boards of several public companies, including food-related businesses such as Jamba, Inc., The Pantry, Inc. and Morgan's Foods, Inc. He currently also serves as Secretary for the Endowment Advisory Board of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Houston and on the Methodist Hospital Gastro Division’s Advisory Board in Houston. Mr. Schmulen is the CEO of Chirp Systems, a smart access control platform for multifamily property owners. He is also the Manager of Jelly Capital, an investment fund supporting software and e-commerce businesses. Previously, he was the CEO and Co-Founder of Nutshell Mail, Inc.
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. provides specialty foods primarily to both Professional Chefs and Home Gourmets through its relationships with producers, growers, makers and distributors of these products. The distribution of its products primarily originates from three unified warehouses and drop ship partners and is driven by its proprietary technology platform. In addition, the Company provide value-added services through its team of food specialists and Chef Advisors offering customer support, menu ideas, and preparation guidance. It distributes over 7,000 perishable and specialty food and food related products, including origin-specific seafood, domestic and imported meats, exotic game and poultry, artisanal cheeses, freshly prepared meals, caviar, wild and cultivated mushrooms, micro-greens, organic farmed and manufactured food products, estate-bottled olive oils and aged vinegars and curated food gift baskets, gift boxes and a full of line of food subscription-based offerings.