Janelle M. Sykes

The Quaker Oats Co. manufactures beverages and other food products. It also manufactures bottled and canned soft drinks, granola bars and clusters, flour and flour mixes from purchased flour, rice cakes, cereals and uncooked rice products. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PPC Investment Partners LP (PPC Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Tony N. Pritzker and Jay Robert Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

International Foodservice manufacturers Association is a foodservice industry. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Woodland Foods Ltd. is a provider of plant-based specialty ingredients, including herbs and spices, rice and grains, and other specialty products such as truffles, chiles, and curries. The company sells into foodservice, retail, industrial, and e-commerce channels. Woodland Foods has a robust ingredient procurement network and strong in-house R&D, processing, quality assurance, and packaging capabilities. Woodland Foods is deeply rooted in flavor knowledge and exploration of specialty and dry ingredients, and it explores the world for organic and specialty food ingredients to share with working chefs, home cooks, and food manufacturers. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Waukegan, IL. David Moore and Diana Moore founded the company, and David Moore has been the CEO since 1990.

High Liner Foods (USA), Inc. processes and markets frozen seafood products. Its brands include Icelandic Seafood, American Pride Seafood, FPI and Viking. The company’s products encompass salads, snacks and sandwiches. The firm serves business and industry, college and university, and healthcare sectors. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, NH.

Guenther Bakeries Belgium BV is a Belgian company that manufactures hamburger buns. The private company is based in Antwerp, Belgium and was founded in 1996.

Texas Capital Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers credit solutions, treasury and liquidity, mortgage services, private wealth, and personal banking. The company was founded by Jody Grant and C. Keith Cargill on December 18, 1998 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

NatureSweet Ltd. produces and markets tomatoes. Its brands include Jubilees, Eclipses, Cherubs, SunBurts, Glorys and Constellation. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.