Alex Ruimy

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Arjuna Solutions, Inc. is a private company based in Washington that specializes in using behavioral economic modeling techniques through its patented AI capabilities to improve fundraising for leading nonprofit organizations. Arjuna's AI services provide material improvements in nonprofit fundraising over a lifetime of giving without changing fundraising practices, systems, or requiring new hiring and training. The American company's AI, Arjuna, enables nonprofits to sustainably increase their fundraising and advance their missions faster than existing practices by combining AI and behavioral economics to improve giving. The company was founded by Adam Treiser, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Mars, Inc. engages in the production of confectionery and animal food products. Its brands include M&M?s, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, Dove, Pedigree, Whiskas, Extra, Skittles, Uncle Ben's, and Cocoavia. The company was founded by Franklin Clarence Mars in 1911 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

E. & J. Gallo Winery, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of wines and spirits. Its portfolio includes Apothic, Carnivor, Chateau Souverain, Columbia Winery, Ecco Domani, and Edna Valley Vineyard. The company was founded by Ernest J. Gallo and Julio Gallo on September 22, 1933 and is headquartered in Modesto, CA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Silver Lining Finance SA is a private investment group that has interests in animal feed manufacturing. The private company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The Luxembourger company was founded by Steven Finn.

F&S Produce Co., Inc. operates as a supplier of fresh-cut and individually quick frozen (IQF) produce, as well as specialty prepared refrigerated foods and purees to retail, foodservice, and industrial customers throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. The company was founded by Sam Pipitone Jr. in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosenhayn, NJ.

Jones Dairy Farm produces sausage, bacon, ham and other products. The company makes both cooked and uncooked meat products for retail food outlets under the Jones Dairy Farm brand name. It provides bacon, breakfast sandwiches, sausage, and smoked meats. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Fort Atkinson, WI.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

Colorado Materials, Inc. provides architects and landscape contract services. It offers boulders, wood mulches, thin veneer, decorative rock, cobble stone and rip rap, breeze and crusher fines, sands and road base, soils and compost and rooflite. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.

Griffith Foods International, Inc. manufactures food ingredient and flavor systems. The company is headquartered in Alsip, IL.

Part of RealPage Holdings LLC, RentMineOnline, Inc. is a company that provides software services to the rental housing industry. The company is based in Lewes, DE. The company was founded in 2007 by Ed Spiegel. RentMineOnline was acquired by RealPage, Inc. on July 23, 2012 for $9.50 million.

Unovis Asset Management LLC (Unovis) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Cooney Nick, Dan Altschuler Malek and Kim Odhner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Hungry Marketplace, Inc. operates a mobile food marketplace that connects foodies with local chefs. The firm offers HUNGRY, a marketplace that allows user to search and order made-to-order meals prepared by local chefs. It delivers fresh-cooked meals to foodies across District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The company was founded by Eman Pahlevani and Shy Pahlevani in June 2016 and is headquartered in Arlingtonm, VA.

True Made Foods, Inc. manufacturers and sales tomato ketchup. The company was founded in April 2015 by Kevin Powell and Abraham Kamarck and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Sorse Technology Corp. provides water-soluble CBD emulsion solutions. It offers liquid, standard powder and agglomerated powder for seamless integration as an ingredient into any product. The company was founded by Howard Lee in November 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Yum! The company is based in Vaughan, Canada. Brands, Inc., TB Canada Co. operates restaurants.

Gathered Foods Corp. provides frozen sea food. It offers fish-free tuna, crab-free cakes, fish free sliders and fish-free burgers. The company was founded by Chad Sarno, Derek Sarno, Chris Kerr, Marci Zaroff and Eric Schnell in 2016 and is headquartered in New Town, PA.

Numu Vegan Group LLC offers vegan mozzarella for pizza, lasagnas and other products. The company was founded by Michael Cavallo and Jill Carnegie Drappo-Harvey is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Localstove operates as a catering food and drink supplier. The company was founded by Greg Dubin and Steve Finn and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Griffith Foods, Inc. specializes in in food ingredients, serving global, and regional food services. It offers seasoning, sauces, and functional blends. The company was founded by Enoch Luther Griffith and Carroll Ladd Griffith in 1919 and is headquartered in Alsip, IL.

OrderSnapp, Inc. provides online ordering services for restaurants. The firm is a POS Integrated with Online Ordering, Kiosk, Loyalty, Delivery, Giftcard, Website, and 3rd Party applications which deposits all payments to restaurants account. The company was founded by Robert Trimaldi and Ronald Resnick and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

The LiveKindly Co., Inc. produces and distributes plant-based food products. It owns and operates a portfolio of start-up brands such as The Fry Family Food Co., LikeMeat, and LiveKindly Media. The company was founded by Roger Lienhard, Bjorn Witte, Marcus Keitzer, and Thomas Kindler in 2019 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Kencko Foods, Inc. manufactures fruit and vegetable products. It specializes in organic, nutrition, direct-to-consumer, retail, and food technology. The company was founded by Tomas Froes and Ricardo Vice Santos and is headquartered in Newark, DE..

Sapor Food Group, Inc. provides packed food jars by placing Simply Smart Fridges at work, play, workout, and travel places. The firm offers the option to return jars back for reuse and retrieves returned empty jars. The company was founded by Jared Cannon in 2017 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Marqii, Inc. engages in the publishing of menus, location data, and specials to potential customers. Its products offered to restaurants, bars, coffee shops and dispensaries. The company was founded by Avi Goren and Evan Perlmutter in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Zuul Kitchens, Inc. engages in the provision of custom-built, individual kitchens. The firm offers common area labor support, on-site delivery fulfillment, kitchen equipment personalization and installation, and onboarding menu consultation. The company was founded by Corey Manicone and Sean Fitzgibbons in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Siddhi Capital LLC (Siddhi Capital) is an private equity/venture capital firm founded by Steven Finn and Melissa Facchina. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Ayoba, Inc. offers dried beef made food products. Its products include traditional biltong, biltong slicer, spicy biltong, boerewors, and spice blend. The company was founded by Wian van Blommestein and Emile van Blommestein and is headquartered in Springfield, VA.

Matrix F.T. develops and manufactures nan fiber scaffolds. The company is based in Dublin, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Eric Jenkusky, Ross Kayuha, and Flavio Lobato. Eric Jenkusky has been the CEO since incorporation.

Transforming Age engages in improving the lives of older adults by integrating housing, community services, technology, philanthropy, and partnerships. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Siddhi Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company which was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded by Brian D. Finn, Melissa Facchina and Steven Finn on August 27, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Incus5 Inc provides software development and system integration services. The private company is based in Tempe.

Wicked Foods, Inc. is a chef-founded, mission-based brand that inspires people to eat more plants. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Wicked Kitchen, a pioneering, chef-driven range of delicious 100% animal-free foods that unleash the power of vegetables, provides convenient meal solutions across multiple supermarket departments. The company also owns Good Catch, a plant-based seafood brand that offers the taste, texture, and eating experience of seafood without harming the environment and sea life. Wicked Kitchen's products are available in the United States, and the company will be launching in other countries in the fall. The company was founded in 2017 by Chad Sarno and Derek Sarno, and Peter Speranza has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Ark Biotech is a biotech company that is accelerating the cultivated meat revolution by creating industrial scale, affordable, and efficient bioreactors and operating systems. The company is based in New Castle, DE and was founded by Yosef Avraham Quint, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company's mission is to 100x the industry's bioreactor capacity by 2035 to transform how people consume meat. Ark is a B2B company that supplies the cultivated meat industry with industrial scale bioreactors, operating systems, and services to ensure a future in which cultivated meat is widely available and affordable.

Liberation Labs Holdings, Inc. is a company that specializes in scaling the precision fermentation process for alternative proteins. The company is based in Dallas, TX and was founded by Viva Asmelash. The company is commercializing precision fermentation with purpose-built manufacturing facilities that enable the next wave of biotechnology advancements. The company's cutting-edge process enables the technologies that will feed the world, as the demand for alternative and environmentally friendly protein sources is growing at an unprecedented rate.

Part of Wicked Foods, Inc., Good Catch is a plant-based seafood brand that offers a range of products including plant-based tuna, fish burgers, crab cakes, fish sticks, and salmon burgers. The company is based in Newtown, PA. Good Catch was named PETA's 2021 Company of the Year. The company's products provide the taste, texture, and eating experience of seafood without harming the environment. Good Catch's products are available in retailers and food service partners across 22 countries and 3 continents, with wider distribution planned. Stay tuned for more retail and food service news, plus more exciting product launches soon! The company was founded by William Christopher Kerr, Chad Sarno, and Derek Sarno. Good Catch was acquired by Wicked Foods, Inc. from Gathered Foods Corp.