Larry has over 25 years’ experience in the food business including serving as CFO of Kellogg’s US Retail Cereal Business and, prior to that, of its Latin American Region. Before joining Kellogg, Larry launched and successfully built his own CPA practice where he assisted numerous small businesses through startup and growth. He has a bachelor’s degree from Pace University in NY and an MBA from NYU.

Ernie has 30 years’ marketing & innovation experience in consumer package goods industry, most recently serving as Director of Marketing / Innovation at Kellogg, where he was responsible for leading the teams that developed and launched dozens of new products. Before that, he was at Slim-Fast Foods Company. Ernie has a MBA from York University in Toronto, Canada and a BA from University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Jim has 30 years of experience in the food business. 18 of those years were with Spartan Stores in various capacities from buyer to strategic business development. Six years were with Acosta Sales and Marketing (a leading national sales & marketing agency), most recently as Senior Vice President and Team Leader for Acosta's Meijer team. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University.

Melissa has 20 years’ experience in food business, serving as Director of Finance at Kellogg plus 9 years’ experience in Insurance industry. Melissa has a BBA from St. Mary’s College and an MBA - University of Notre Dame.

Jim has 30 years’ experience in food business. He recently retired as Senior VP Sales at Kellogg and was the Former VP Sales at Keebler. Jim has a BA from Merrimack College.