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Founding Team

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Technology Officer
VP Client Relations
VP Community Outreach
Senior Software Engineer

Mentors & Advisors

Could you use an experienced executive chef to consult with on food cost? Need an expert in the art of CPG branding and sales? Our mentors and advisors are eager to help with every aspect of your food business.
Culinary Advisor
Omni Hotels

Chef Christopher McDonough, a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, held various positions at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, including Executive Chef of II Mulino New York Trattoria, and Todd English’s Bluezoo, winner of the AAA four diamond award. During his career, Chef McDonough traveled to Brazil to work alongside world-renowned two Michelin star Chef’s Alex Atala and Geovane Carneiro, to fine tune and hone his skills. Aside from cooking, Chef McDonough is an avid reader and enjoys racing cars and motorcycles at various circuits worldwide.
 
Chef McDonough currently serves as the Executive Chef for the Omni Orlando Resort.

Culinary Advisor
St. Regis Hotels

Danny's extensive experience and knowledge granted him an amazing opportunity to be chef of one of NYC’s famed iconic 5-star and 5-diamond hotels the St Regis New York. Reinvigorating menus and adding some /Spanish/southern hospitality but keeping true to the St Regis tradition that makes us enjoy NYC.

A majority of his inspiration is based on healthy lifestyle trends and Spanish influences with a twist of modern American... keeping food simple, fresh with healthy mindset but still focus on the main ingredients is his everyday approach.

The Healthy Food & Beverage Group was founded by Ainsley Moir, a packaged food & beverage leader who after building Fortune 500 brands for 10+ years wanted to share her deep food & beverage marketing, sales and strategy knowledge exclusively with companies who are working to make the food industry better. Ainsley Moir helps packaged food and beverage companies build powerful brands and successful businesses. With a strong understanding of the strategies and frameworks behind how multi-million dollar household brands are created, Ainsley focuses on applying these strategies to make the food and beverage companies she works with the next big brand in their industry.

Danny De La Rosa
Culinary Advisor
St. Regis Hotels

Danny's extensive experience and knowledge granted him an amazing opportunity to be chef of one of NYC’s famed iconic 5-star and 5-diamond hotels the St Regis New York. Reinvigorating menus and adding some /Spanish/southern hospitality but keeping true to the St Regis tradition that makes us enjoy NYC.

A majority of his inspiration is based on healthy lifestyle trends and Spanish influences with a twist of modern American... keeping food simple, fresh with healthy mindset but still focus on the main ingredients is his everyday approach.

Diane Court
Insurance Advisor, FLIP

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Matthew Huggins
General Counsel

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Partners

US Food Logo

The US Foods Ghost Kitchen Program puts you ahead of this rising trend. With their Ghost Kitchen Playbook, exclusive tools, proprietary technology, and expert one-on-one support from foodservice industry leaders, US Foods will help you launch your Ghost Kitchen and drive profits by identifying the right concept for you through research on your market and current operation. The program allows you to optimize your menu with exclusive food costing tools and chef-driven recipes designed for profitability. Choose between a variety of concepts, celebrity brands, or create a virtual brand of your own with the guidance of the US Foods Ghost Kitchen Program.

FLIP Insurance Logo

The Food Liability Insurance Program (FLIP) is an online insurance program designed to respond to the specific needs of the food vending, food trailer, and food distributing industries by offering the most affordable liability insurance without sacrificing coverage. Starting at $299/year, FLIP provides liability coverage to safeguard food businesses such as vendors, caterers, food trailers, and more. Whether you work from home or work at multiple venues, FLIP has insurance that covers your work at any location. Use the discount code ingredient10 to receive $10 off of your annual premium.

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