Jeff Brown

US Foods, Inc. engages in the market and distribution of fresh, frozen, dry food and non-food products. The firm offers meats and seafood; dry grocery products; refrigerated and frozen grocery products; equipment, disposable, and supplies; dairy; beverage products; and produce. Its brand portfolio includes Chef’s Line, Rykoff Sexton, Stock Yards, Metro Deli, Monarch, Monogram, Molly’s Kitchen, Glenview Farms, Valu+Plus, and Harvest Value. The company was founded on August 1, 1989 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

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.

American Fidelity Assurance Co. provides flexible spending accounts, supplemental life, and health insurance plans for individuals. It specializes in auto, education, municipality, and healthcare industries. The company was founded on November 30, 1960 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Diversified Foodservice Supply, Inc. distributes maintenance repair and operation parts to the foodservice industry. It services include Replacement parts and supplies for cooking and warming equipment, refrigeration, warewashing, and food preparation equipment. It has locations in Boulder, Colorado, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Nevada and Winsted. The company is headquartered in Mount Prospect, IL.

backstitch, Inc. develops and operates a platform for personalized employee communications. The company was founded by Jordan Warzecha and Stefanie Warzecha and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Milnot Co. produces and sells canned milk goods. The firm sells products under the brands Beech-Nut, Canned chilli, and Chilli Man. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

GS1 US, Inc. operates a non-profit charity for global commerce. The company is headquartered in Ewing, NJ.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. is a company that specializes in asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and structured finance. The company is based in New York, NY.

Nice-Pak Products, Inc. engages in the provision of wet wipes solution. It offers wipes for baby and toddler, facial, moist flushable, household, and personal care. The company was founded by Arthur Julius in 1957 and is headquartered in Orangeburg, NY.

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a non-profit organization, which engages in finding permanent homes for children waiting in foster care systems. It awards grants to adoption organizations that connect children with families; and raises funds to support its awareness and education programs. The company was founded by R. David Thomas in 1992 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

American Bakers Association operates as a trade association for the baking industry. It produces bread, rolls, crackers, bagels, sweet goods, tortillas and other baked products. The company was founded on October 18, 1897 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Inc. provides education, health, and social services. It specializes in child care, academic assistance, and family support. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Unified Foodservice Purchasing Coop LLC provides supply chain services for corporate and franchise-owned restaurant outlets. Its services include purchasing-food, packaging, purchasing-equipment, purchasing-international, commodity risk management, equipment sales, distribution and member programs. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce is an organization that leads the regional advocacy effort called OneVoice. The non-profit company is based in Tulsa, OK. OneVoice has over 75 partners in the region, including municipalities, peer chambers of commerce, and community organizations.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

American Fidelity Corp. provides life and health insurance services. It offers its services in the fields of automobiles, education, municipality and health care industries. The company was founded by C.W. Cameron and C.B Cameron in 1960 and is headquartered in Oklahoma, OK.

East Balt, Inc. owns and operates bakeries and offers baked products. Its products include soft rolls, English muffins, bagels and hard rolls. The company was founded by Louis Kuchuris in 1935 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Kansas Women's Business Center provides investment services. The firm develops counsels and mentor women in all stages of business development and growth though classes, seminars, peer roundtables, one-on-one consultation, networking and referrals. It educates women entrepreneurs on sources of funding to include micro-loans and angel funding through the Women’s Capital Connection. The company was founded by Rania Anderson, Victoria Barnard, Carol Hallquist and Cheri Streeter in 2000 and is headquartered in Fairway, KS.

Part of The Middleby Corp., Market Forge Industries, Inc. manufactures steam cooking equipment for the food service industry. The company is based in Everett, MA. Market Forge Industries was acquired by The Middleby Corp. on January 07, 2014 for $11.74 million.

Burford Corp. manufactures and supplies commercial bakery equipment. Its products include twist tyers, toppers and seeders, sprayers, sealers, splitters, and shakers. It also provides on-site support and repair services. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Maysville, OK.

SpiderOak, Inc. engages in provision of cloud-based data management software. Its products include One, Groups, Enterprise, Semaphor and Encryptr. The company was founded by Alan Fairless and Ethan Oberman in 2007 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Shore Capital Partners LLC (Shore Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Justin Ishbia. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Cariloop, Inc. operates as an online platform that connects senior care and service providers to access real time information about geriatric care and service. Its service platform helps families plan for and manage an older loved one?s journey through the healthcare system. The firm expanded its web platform to allow family member collaboration, secure file sharing and storage, as well as advanced filtering of long-term care providers. The company was founded by Michael Walsh and Steven Theesfeld in July 2012 is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

KCRise Fund Manager LLC (KCRise Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Darcy A. Howe. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Idle Smart, Inc. provides year-round battery management, idle reduction and cold start protection to fleets of all sizes. The company was founded by Jeff Lynch on October 6, 2011 and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS.

GS1 AISBL is a Belgian company that provides supply chain standards to communicate with industry's customers, partners, and suppliers. The non-profit company is based in Brussels, BE, and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company offers GS1 barcodes/GTINs that are necessary for most online and traditional retailers. The company optimizes the supply chain and life cycle management for Technical Industries. The company provides tools to calculate the check characters pair for the GMN and validate the structure and composition of the basic UDI-DI used for regulated healthcare medical devices. GS1 ID Keys give companies efficient ways to access information about items in their supply chains and share this information with trading partners. The company was founded in 1971, and the CEOs are Kathryn E. Wengel and Renaud de Barbuat.

Daupler, Inc. acts as a first response platform for public works and water utilities. The company was founded by John P. Bertrand and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Part of Renavotio, Inc., Cross-Bo Construction LLC provides water, sewer, Telcom, and 5G design installation services. The company is based in Claremore, OK. Robert Josephy MacKey has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Bimbo QSR Fleury SAS is an investment holding French company. The private company is based in Fleury-Mérogis, France.

Bimbo QSR Aix SAS is a French company that manufactures bread and fresh pastry products. The private company is based in Aix-en-Provence, France. The CEO of the company is Christophe Blaise.

Utility Management & Construction LLC provides utility and construction management services. The private company is based in Ochelata. Robert Josephy MacKey has been the CEO of the American company since 2018.

Part of BBI QSR Holding SL, Bimbo QSR Plessis SASU engages in industrial production of bread and pastries. The company is based in Le Plessis-Pate, France. The French company was founded in 2016. Christophe Blaise has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. is a non-profit cooperative that has $3 billion in buying power and is the third-largest in the quick-service restaurant industry. The private company is based in Dublin, OH and represents owners of Wendy's restaurants across the country. QSCC supports the Wendy's system by negotiating with suppliers in purchasing, distribution & logistics, and services. The operators have signed up to become QSCC members because they know the American company shares their commitment to quality.