Tangelo is the diet quality improvement platform that optimizes Food as Medicine outcomes and enables people to live healthier.

It’s not that we don’t have enough healthy food. It’s that too many Americans can’t access it. Tangelo is a turnkey food benefits solution for government, healthcare, insurers, and employers who want to give their members better access to healthy food.

Creating and developing relationships in Agriculture, Corporate Business, Government, Healthcare, and Philanthropic Organizations to build a Food Value Chain for insecure and at-risk populations.

Facilitated the recovery of 6 Health Care Food Service operations successfully bringing them up to health department code, increased the quality of food and decreasing the total cost of the program by 24% in 9 months. Slashed Food cost purchasing by 26% by negotiating GPO programs, direct supplier rebates, and 3PL self-distribution programs. Implemented strategies to improve menu utilization for better customer satisfaction, hiring and training programs for better retention and employee experience, and audit systems to sustain success and compliance. Resulted in 0 major deficiencies in 6 government audits.Recovered 2 struggling Casual Dining locations by utilizing strategies resulting in increasing GP by 25% by increasing sales and decreasing food and labor costs.Created, negotiated and closed 28 new business development deals on services and distribution products in the past 12 months.Ability to communicate plans, execute and provide results to CEO Level Executives.Extensive knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, accounting & management including inventory control, product costs and waste management. Reduced COGS by 15% by portion control and 80/20 Rule management. Demonstrated ability to implement systems and programs in multiple locations by developing menu cycles for 6 locations.Thorough knowledge of perishable product inspections of over 10,000 products including, produce, dairy, meat, seafood, and dry and frozen goods.Created programs under HACCP, OSHA and ServSafe requirements.Thorough knowledge of Health, State and Federal Regulations.

IPEX, International Produce Exchange - Wholesale BaldorBaldor believes in finding and delivering the finest foods from around the world. Our international wholesale procurement division, IPeX, is continuously on the lookout for global sources that grow quality produce in a sustainable and responsible manner. Our IPeX team arranges shipping logistics with the goal of saving you money by eliminating middlemen such as importers and distributors. IPeX works directly with farmers all over the world. Whether the farm is located in Guatemala, Panama, Israel, France, Belgium, Turkey, Costa Rica or Canada, our goal is to collaborate with the grower on planting, harvesting, packing and shipping.We bring a container from Europe by boat every two weeks, which includes a variety of fresh produce, including: cippoline onions from Italy, cryovaced cooked beets from France, celery root and endive from Belgium and charentais melons from Cavaillon. Some of our specialty imports include heirloom melons and fresh Hearts of Palm from Central America, retail ready horseradish from Hungary, premium haricots verts from Kenya and Prince de Bretagne shallots, Roscoff pink onions and smoked garlic from Eastern France.Any offshore farm that we work with must meet our food safety and sustainability standards. We schedule personal visits to each farm we find with an HACCP or Primus Lab certification, so our IPeX team can ensure that Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) are in place and that the growers are meeting our strict requirements. This starts with water sourcing and waste removal. We also ensure that worker conditions are favorable and that no children are employed. Our high standards for excellence apply to each part of our business, from quality food to excellent logistics, to the best farms from around the world. Our commitment to only working with the best international farms is reflected in the quality of food delivered to our customers each morning.

Annual Sales Volume: $ 70 MillionHired as a Branch ManagerAbility to communicate plans, execute and provide results to CEO level Executives.Responsible for Supply chain management including order management, logistics, shrinkage, inventory control, product quality inspections and returns and distribution of over 10,000 products. Excellent financial acumen with over 3 years of P&L responsibilities of Supply Chain management. Extensive knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, accounting & management including inventory control, product costs and waste management. Managed $3.5 Million in inventory with a 1.5 Million weekly rotation.Created shrinkage control programs to reduce shrink by 25% YOY. Facilitate and negotiate supplier purchase contracts and rebate programs for customers and company.Thorough knowledge of perishable product inspections of over 10,000 products including, produce, dairy, meat, seafood, and dry and frozen goods.Created programs under HACCP and ServSafe requirements. Thorough knowledge of Health, State and Federal Regulations

Managed Multi­Unit locations during the opening and development process. Trained and developed all management levels from GM to Shift Leaders. Created and executed hiring and training procedures to hire up to 130 BOH and FOH employees.Demonstrated ability to build and implement F&B sales strategies that provide YOY sales growth of a minimum of 10%Excellent financial acumen with over 4 years of P&L responsibilities. Ability to communicate plans, execute and provide results to CEO Level Executives.Demonstrated ability to implement systems and programs in multiple locations up to 4 locations simultaneously and a total of 8 new store locations developed.Extensive knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, accounting & management including inventory control, product costs and waste management.Created programs under HACCP and ServSafe requirements Progressive Career in Restaurant OperationsStarted as a Bar ManagerPromoted to Kitchen ManagerPromoted to General ManagerPromoted to Training General ManagerIncreased Sales YOY each year by 10%Executed best in region in COGS and Sales GrowthFacilitated 3 New Store Openings

Hired on as General Manager• Increased Total Cashflow by 15% in 12 months• Increased Total Revenue by 12.2% in 12 months• Decreased Accounts Receivable by 4.5% in 12 months• Increase Fitness Center Sales by 22% in 18 months• Implemented full HIPAA Regulations with Development and Training of Personnel• Updated policies and procedures to comply with full JCAHO regulations• Updated all billing software to be HIPAA compliant• Developed business relationships with local physicians and organizations to build brand awareness• Trained and Developed staff on billing procedures to decrease billing errors by 25%• Partnered with community leaders to create traffic building events, ie. 5k runs, obesity awareness classes, Elite Athlete Training.• Volunteered coaching at Basketball and Football Varsity High School and Elementary programs