Food & Beverage industry consultant, consumer insights professional, trend tracker, market researcher and - above all- brand/product/business problem-solver. Relentlessly curious and always connecting dots that help create positive impact for manufacturers, restaurants, foodservice, grocers and retailers. With nearly 25 years of experience working in or consulting to the food and beverage industry, I'm a subject matter expert with real-world experience. I bring a deep understanding of restaurants, consumers, ingredients or foodservice operators to provide insights for fresh, frozen and packaged foods manufacturers, industry organizations, beverage companies, spirits manufacturers, broadline distributors and restaurants. My lens into the food world was developed during years as Partner in a Boston area restaurant group where I was responsible for brand strategy, advertising, marketing and product development. Through 17 years of innovative, creative and always pushing to do great quant and qual work, I've delivered real value to my clients and received awards for client work plus nominations for two Forester Groundswell Awards. Cspace [www.cspace.com] is a global consumer collaboration agency which engages consumers as advisors to solve business challenges.