| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Angela Ichwan |
Sr. Director R&D | Profile |
Keith Petrofsky |
Director R&D, Customer Solutions & Product Development | Profile |
Gregory Garrett |
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Profile |
Heather Dumas |
Chief People Officer | Profile |
Deon Macmillan |
Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer | Profile |
We believe a just food system begins with breakfast. So we`re searching faster and further, working with rural farmers, Michelin-starred chefs and world-class product developers to find tools in the plant kingdom that will make our food tastier, healthier, and more sustainable.
What if you weren`t afraid to read the ingredients on a hot dog package? Or better yet, what if you weren`t afraid to know where the meat in your hot dog came from? These questions were the inspiration behind Applegate. I grew up in the meat and potatoes era of the 1950s, when a meal wasn`t a meal without meat. However, when I went away to college in the `70`s, my ideas about food expanded. There, I was exposed to vegetarianism, macrobiotics, and food gurus. In the co-op I belonged to, we bought granola, yogurt, and grains in bulk, and ate them with local fruits and vegetables. While I appreciated the quality and health benefits of these foods, I still craved meat. While shopping one day, I saw nitrite-free bacon and had an epiphany: I could feel good about eating meat if it didn`t contain ingredients I knew were bad for me. Meat and I were reunited. In my 20s I tried my hand at a number of different jobs, none of which satisfied my desire to build something from the ground up. I started looking for a business to grow and stumbled upon Jugtown Smokehouse through a combination of intuition and serendipity. At the time, Jugtown was a family owned business specializing in nitrite-free bacon (de ja-vu!). While it bore no resemblance to what Applegate is today, I could see its potential. I also knew there had to be more people out there who would appreciate healthy meat products, and decided to buy the business. As it turns out, countless people have a love/hate relationship with meat and are thrilled to find products they can finally feel good about eating. People like you have helped build Applegate over the last 25 years. With that support, you`ve helped preserve the nearly 1,000 farms that supply us with humanely raised meat that is free from antibiotics or hormones. So…What if you weren`t afraid to read the ingredients on a hot dog package? Like me, you`d feel better about eating them, and serving them to your family. That simple idea has always been, and will continue to be, what drives Applegate. From our table to yours, thank you for joining the movement.
Wells Enterprises, Inc. is the largest family-owned and -managed ice cream manufacturer in the United States, based in LeMars, Iowa. It is the maker of Blue Bunny ice cream.Wells is the third largest ice cream maker in the United States, with five percent market share behind Nestlé (Häagen-Dazs, Dreyer's, Mövenpick) and Unilever (Ben & Jerry's and Breyers Ice Cream). Wells produces the Blue Bunny brand, along with several private label brands. In addition, Wells is the licensee for Weight Watchers Ice Cream. In 2007 and 2008 Wells sold its cultured dairy and fluid milk business to Dean Foods and its yogurt business to Grupo Lala. Wells Enterprises, Inc. produces, markets, and sells ice creams, frozen novelties, and frozen desserts in the United States. It also offers frozen yogurts. The company offers its products through grocery, convenience, and club stores, supermarkets and military commissaries, vending outlets, such as neighborhood ice cream trucks and events, and foodservice settings, such as educational institutions, hospitals, and restaurants. Wells Enterprises, Inc. was formerly known as Wells' Dairy, Inc. and changed its name to Wells Enterprises, Inc. in March 2011. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa with ice cream plants in Le Mars, Iowa, and St. George, Utah. Wells Enterprises, Inc. produces, markets, and sells ice creams, frozen novelties, and frozen desserts in the United States. It also offers frozen yogurts. The company offers its products through grocery, convenience, and club stores, supermarkets and military commissaries, vending outlets, such as neighborhood ice cream trucks and events, and foodservice settings, such as educational institutions, hospitals, and restaurants. Wells Enterprises, Inc. was formerly known as Wells' Dairy, Inc. and changed its name to Wells Enterprises, Inc. in March 2011. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa with ice cream plants in Le Mars, Iowa, and St. George, Utah.
At Bowery Farming, we dream of a world where agriculture gives back to the people and the planet more than it takes. But to achieve this, we need more than incremental change. We need to reimagine farming from the ground up. Everyday, Bowery`s purpose-driven team works toward this mission. Right outside of cities, we build indoor farms that grow wildly flavorful produce that`s defiantly free from pollutants, all while using less finite resources like space and water. Our smart farms are powered by our proprietary farm operating system, BoweryOS, creating a simplified, agile food system that`s focused on flavor, freshness, and safety.
Cuisine Solutions is recognized as the worldwide authority on sous-vide—the innovative cooking technique that offers flexibility, efficiency, safety, and unmatched flavors and textures, time after time. Cuisine Solutions is an international team of award-winning chefs who were among the first in the world to recognize the power and precision of the sous-vide process. Our classically trained chefs develop recipes that allow fellow professional chefs and passionate foodies to present restaurant-quality dishes faster and more economically—with consistently excellent results. With over 40 years of experience, Cuisine Solutions is a trusted supplier of sous-vide fully-cooked products to fine restaurants and premier hotels, large convention centers and entertainment venues, leading airlines` first and business class, major food retailers and the military, and restaurant chains that want foolproof, high-quality results across multiple locations.