Michele Fite Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

The BridgeTech Fund is dedicated to bridging the gap between traditional Food & Beverage industry practices and emerging consumer demands through innovative technology solutions. Our team, with over 150 years of combined industry experience, brings a deep understanding of the unique challenges and needs within the sector. We specialize in translating.

Toronto, ON, CA

Durham, North Carolina, US

Building a next generation ingredient company as part of 3 member executive team. Here I am creating our long term business and marketing strategies and scaling our commercial plans to deliver financial success.

Boston, US

I'm thrilled to advise this team of foodies, engineers and dreamers who are creating a new technology to step-change improvements in the quality, nutrition, and cost of alternative meats. Watch out...they are going to create a revolution!

Boston, MA, US

As executive #2, I helped launch Motif from a fledgling technology to a company that would change the way people experience plant-based foods. I led the design, scale and development of business & commercial strategies for this food-tech company. Developed brand/communication strategies, comprehensive product and business plans, as well as sales and.

Naas, IE

I thrive at the helm of a complex, multi-faceted business situation. Here, I held full responsibility for North American Dairy, Culinary, Emulsifiers, Texturants, Lipids, Kettle Soups & Sauces, and Broth business lines. I reported directly to President & CEO of Kerry North America, managed $606M in revenues and led a team of 250 direct reports (marketing.

Lexington, Massachusetts, US

Job number 1 was to quickly integrate the Cadena Bio technology, employees, and assets into the Kaleido pharmaceutical program. This successful effort and my leadership on nutritional product development was instrumental in securing Series C funding that more than doubled company's value in early 2018.

Lexington, Massachusetts, US

Recruited by Flagship Ventures as the business expert to build growth and market success of this pioneering microbiome nutrition company focused on reshaping human health. In under a year, I designed a strategic and executed the plan that secured acquisition of Cadena Bio by a leading affiliated biotech company, at $18M valuation. I achieved this by.

Wilmington, DE, US

I was on a mission to surpass global market growth rate and gain competitive market share across all product categories. Managing a full P&L, I led a $3.5B diverse portfolio of BUs (including probiotics, cultures, artificial sweeteners, fibers, texturants, emulsifiers, food protection, and proteins), 150-person global team in marketing, product management.

Wilmington, DE, US

Promoted into the top role managing the global operations (nine manufacturing sites, R&D laboratories, sales and marketing offices in 10 countries, nine direct reports and presentations to Dupont executives and BOD) of $1.7B business. Increased earnings 39% and revenues 7% while integrating entire Solae organization into DuPont and recently acquired.

It was here that I earned my chops creating food-based growth platform and learned how restructuring business strategy can lead a team through shattering revenue and earnings targets while capturing growth through market share and new customer acquisition. I assumed P&L accountability for specialty business while retaining all strategy, marketing, and.

It was an honor to be recruited by the CEO to design an exit or business turnaround strategy for this DuPont/Bunge JV and create performance for future sales. I built a case for change, enlisted “institutional leaders” to convey critical information relevant to major business model advantages, and managed internal communications.I led the team that grew.