| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Don Berdahl |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
FAT Brands Inc. is a leading, global, multi-brand, restaurant franchising company that strategically develops, markets, and acquires restaurant concepts worldwide. We currently operate Fatburger, Buffalo`s Cafe, Buffalo`s Express and the Ponderosa & Bonanza Steakhouse concepts, with over 300 locations world-wide. Our passionate and dedicated in-house support teams work across all brands. The Operations, Construction, Purchasing, Architecture & Design, Kitchen Design, Training, Logistics and Marketing departments are highly experienced and dedicated to helping our franchisees achieve their entrepreneurial goals. Our franchisees are in business for themselves, not by themselves. Our strategically aligned, complimentary restaurant concepts, provide our franchisees the opportunity for continued growth within the markets they develop, across multiple brands and industry segments, while diversifying their portfolio of brands.
Marengo Foods is a grower-owned and operated company that markets and distributes fresh fruits and vegetables, with a focus on direct relationships with retail and food service accounts nationwide.
"It`s funny to think about now, but there was a time when everyone knew exactly where their food came from. They knew the farmers by name, the land where they worked, and how their produce was grown. Nowadays, we shop blindly for the most essential resource in life: food. Let`s change that. When you shop at FarmBox, you know exactly who grows your food. You know where and how it was grown. You`ll feel safe knowing that your apple wasn`t processed in a factory by an anonymous source. It`s time to go back to the way things were. While working on a farm, Reisha experienced firsthand how difficult it is for a small-scale farmer to sell their harvest. As a nutritionist, she also saw an incredible lack of local and organic produce available to her clientele. Her dream was to find a solution to both problems and create a level of trust and convenience to bridge the gap between farmers and families. This was the spark that soon became FarmBox. Though it began with a structure similar to a more traditional CSA, FarmBox has now grown into an online grocery store working with over 100 partner farmers and artisans. All the produce is picked to order when it`s ripe and bursting with flavor. There`s nothing better than eating food that tastes the way it`s supposed to!"
From beverage solutions and sauces to marinades and seasonings, ILLES Foods has provided custom-crafted culinary creations and R&D expertise to food service chains chains, food manufacturers, and grocery retailers across the US for almost 100 years. The family-owned and woman-run company is a key partner to companies looking for product development excellence, creativity, and speed to market paired with a laser focus on a better customer experience. The values we`ve learned and lived over the years — trust, food safety, excellence, creativity, teamwork, giving back to the community — motivate our people to help our customers be better with us than without us, and are the driving forces behind our growth. ILLES Foods was started by Austrian-Hungarian Olympian-turned-chemist Arpad Enoch (A.E.) in his home`s extra bedroom. Today the company operates two different manufacturing plants – a total of about 300,000 square feet between dry and liquid production. 2020 marked a new era at ILLES Foods, with Cristin Illes Kahale, the founder`s great-granddaughter and the fourth generation of the family, taking helm of the business.
Near the shores of Lake Michigan, in the heart of cherry country, Shoreline Fruit makes its home. We are the growers, processors and marketers of a full complement of the finest cherry products and other dried fruits available anywhere in the world. Our vertically integrated family of companies provides an exceptional level of quality in everything we do—from the planting of saplings to the delivery of flavorful, nutritious products and responsive, personalized service. This singular dedication to excellence drives our ongoing pursuit of superior products and processes, while inspiring our strong, proactive approach to environmental stewardship and sustainability.