Just proving Nate's successes go WAY BACK:
Entrepreneur and trained French Chef and with over 20 years experience in Product Development and Food Production. Developed over 30 successful products from concept to shelf with National distribution for consumer brands and private labels, cumulative sales of 175M. Co-founder of Batter Blaster, Elena’s Food Specialties and Founder of Elite foods.
Experience
Owner
Fit Gourmet Foods
March 2009 – Present (6 years 1 month)Corona Del Mar
Develop custom meals based on nutritional goals that are prepared and packaged for delivery. Fit Gourmet Foods are made with fresh and organic ingredients that focus on super food such as: nuts, yogurt, oats, quinoa, lentils, beans, wild salmon, broccoli, sweet potatoes, spinach, eggs, avocados, berries, olive oil, dark chocolate, green tea, and raw honey.
Co-Founder
Batter Blaster
January 2005 – January 2009 (4 years 1 month)Austin, Texas Area
Launched in 2007, Batter Blaster was the only organic refrigerated pancake and waffle batter in a pressurized can. Reached national distribution and retails sales of 30M. Batter Blaster won Grocery Manufactures Association Award for Innovation and Creativity. Batter Blaster garnered media attention from The Today Show, Regis and Kelly, Sunday Morning, The Food Network’s Unwrapped, as well as 7000 blog mentions. Oversaw all product development and plant management. Created a “new food category” using traditional products in a modern delivery system.
Partner, VP Product Development
Elena’s Food Specialties
January 1997 – April 2005 (8 years 4 months)San Francisco Bay Area
Product development for all food categories. Managed production facility, created pricing models, purchased and inventoried all food items. Developed and manufactured Frozen Mexican Food lines, including meat, poultry, vegetarian products, burritos, enchiladas, taquitos and tacos. Operated tortilla bakery lines, corn and flour. Developed and manufactured soy based meat alternative products under the Nate's brand - Meatless Meatballs, Chicken-less Nuggets, Soy Sausage Breakfast Patties. Private labeled frozen foods for Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
Founder
Elite Foods Inc.
March 1990 – January 1997 (6 years 11 months)San Francisco Bay Area
Built an Operating Licensed Diary Plant in San Francisco. Developed and manufactured a line of composed butter blends for retail grocery and food service applications. Developed and manufactured a prepared ready to eat polenta product. Achieved 1M units produced under Nate's brand. Private labeled for produce companies, Melissa's and Frieda's Specialties. Sold product line to Monterey Gourmet Foods in 1996
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