Consulting firm focusing on the Food and Beverage Industry:Expertise in Strategy, Business development, Sales, Marketing & distribution strategy, international development, Organisation. Team management.Entrepreneurial mindset focused on results and short term efficiency. Hands on approach. Strong background and track records in Building Brands and Businesses in the Food and bev industry.

Member of the Network Investessor/WelikeStartup, looking for opportunities to help start ups & small companies, mostly in the Food ans beverage industry, and with a main focus on international growth potential.Work closely with Star up founders to optimize strategy in all aspects of the business, and prepare them to raise funds if necessary to accelerate growth.Advisory Board member in consumer goods.

Investment/holding Company that finances, helps build and manages projects & small companies in the Food and Beverage industry.Build organisation, Sales & marketing strategy for the French consumer goods market and explore opportunities in all networks and abroad.

Co owner of the companyCreation and Launch of the fruit pouch category in the US and birth of the BUDDY FRUITS Brand (Fruit pouch and Healthy fruit snacks)Company and team built from 0 to 32 people, management of 150 Brokers and 31M$ in Sales, spread in 15 countries in the American markets, North and South.Product lines sold to all major US retailers, including (but not limited to) Wal Mart, Kroger, Costco, Publix, ABS Safeway etc.Product lines sold in other channels such as… Show more Co owner of the companyCreation and Launch of the fruit pouch category in the US and birth of the BUDDY FRUITS Brand (Fruit pouch and Healthy fruit snacks)Company and team built from 0 to 32 people, management of 150 Brokers and 31M$ in Sales, spread in 15 countries in the American markets, North and South.Product lines sold to all major US retailers, including (but not limited to) Wal Mart, Kroger, Costco, Publix, ABS Safeway etc.Product lines sold in other channels such as Gas stations and QSR accountsPrepare the company to Sell in 2016, personally negociated the transaction and the whole Company was successfully sold in late 2016 to a Global Food Industry company. Show less

Creation of the US subsidiary of GEYER FRERES/LORINA (producer of French lemonades and European sodas), Hiring the team and building the US company for success in the North American market, in both Private label and Branded products LORINA. US Company growth went from 2 to 18.3M$ in Sales in 6 years (2004 to 2010).

Starting the Export Sales for the company. Identifying and prospecting several markets for the LORINA Brand around the World (Premium French lemonades), in US, Europe, Middle East and Asian markets. Signing and managing importers/distributors and calling on Key retailers in each country. Opening of 24 markets/foreign countries and building Export Sales from 0 to 4M Euros in 4 years.

Calling on Key retailers at their regional Headquarters in France (Leclerc, Intermarché, Système U) and managing a team of 4 Sales reps on the field.