Richard E. Boudreaux

Swander Pace Capital LLC (SPC) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Andrews Richards and J.B. Handley. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

3G Capital Partners LP (3G Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 by Founding Partners Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles, Carlos Alberto Sicupira, Roberto Thompson, and Alex Behring. 3G Capital provides investment advisory services to private investment funds that are, generally, offered to high-net-worth financially sophisticated individuals and institutional investors.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

S.T. Specialty Foods, Inc. manufactures specialty foods. . Its products include pasta salads, rice & vermicelli mixes, and macaroni & cheese dinner. It's a manufacturer of private label dry pasta dinners sold to major North American retailers and wholesalers. The company was founded in September 1992 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Park, MN.

Lavo, Inc. manufactures, distributes, and markets laundry detergents and household cleaners. Its products include bleaches, liquid detergents, liquid fabric softeners, fabric softener sheets, all-purpose cleaners, glass and surface cleaners, cream cleansers, and powder cleansers. The company was founded in 1948 and is located in Montreal, Canada.

Raj Manufacturing LLC designs, manufactures, and distributes swimwear suits. It offers its products through retailers, specialty and departmental stores. The firm provides products for girls, juniors, and missy. The company was founded by Raghbir Bhathal and Marta S. Bhathal in 1967 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Pineridge Bakery, Inc. operates specialty baked food companies. It manufactures and markets fresh and frozen baked goods and desserts distributed through in-store bakeries and foodservice channels in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Brampton, ON.

Prepared Meal Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in food industry. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Kicking Horse Coffee Co. Ltd. roasts and distributes organic fair trade coffee. Its brand supports different blends of coffee, fair trade tea, and organic chocolate. The company was founded by Elana Rosenfeld and Leo Johnson in 1996 and is headquartered in Invermere, Canada.

Oregon Ice Cream LLC manufactures ice cream and frozen desserts. It offers chocolate-covered ice cream bars, sorbet bars, nondairy coconut cream bars, frozen yogurt bars, and ice cream in pint containers. The firm owns brands such as Julie''s Organic, Alden''s Ice Cream, and Cascade Glacier. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Camas, WA.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Branch Brook Holdings LLC invests in organic and natural consumer product companies. It works closely with owners, founders, and management teams of organic, natural, and specialty consumer product companies to provide the capital, resources, distribution support and strategic guidance they need to grow. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Bedminster, NJ.

Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association is a trade association representing the consumer, industrial and institutional specialty products industry. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Mighty Spark Food Co. engages in supplying food to malnourished people. It provides meat in small-batch recipes. The company was founded by Nick Beste in 2010 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.