| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Erika Badan |
Chief Executive Officer | Profile |
The Bazooka Companies, Inc. has been a leader in non-chocolate candy around the world since 1938 with popular, high-quality lollipop brands Ring Pop®, Push Pop®, Baby Bottle Pop®, Juicy Drop® and other candy and gum products, including the iconic Bazooka® Bubble Gum. The Bazooka Companies, Inc. was originally founded as Topps Chewing Gum and in its early years produced a popular penny Topps Gum from a factory in Brooklyn, N.Y. After World War II, the company developed Bazooka Bubble Gum and in 1950, added trading cards to its product line. The company was acquired in October 2007 by Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity group, and Michael Eisner, former CEO of Disney, and is headquartered in New York City.
Aryzta is a global baking company with a Passion for Good Food. We provide our retail and foodservice customers with a portfolio of bakery solutions so they can deliver memorable, delicious food to consumers. With operations in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, ARYZTA has become a global leader in the baked goods industry and one of the largest specialty bakery companies in the world. Founded in 2008, ARYZTA partners with major retailers, foodservice providers and restaurants to provide fresh, frozen, and ready-to-bake solutions with the highest standards for food safety and sustainability. Our delicious foods include breads, artisan breads, cookies, donuts, pastries, muffins, buns, pizza, cakes, flatbreads and more. Our leading bakery brands in North America include La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. In Europe some of our key brands include Hiestand, Cuisine de France, Delice de France, and Klemme. We have 57 state-of-the-art bakeries and kitchens around the globe, with 24 of those in North America, and are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers` expectations. ARYZTA has a primary listing on the Six Swiss Exchange and a secondary listing on the ISE Irish Exchange (SIX: ARYN, ISE: YZA).
HerdX, Inc. is an AgTech company which develops, manufactures and sells products that support livestock owners, improve animal health and wellbeing, and deliver healthier, better-tasting food products to families. We are proud to work with Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 120 company and one of the largest global suppliers of electronic solutions.
BFY Holdings is comprised of Medora Snacks, LLC, which was founded in 2008 and is based in Middletown, NY, and Ideal Snacks Holding Corporation, which was founded in 1997 and is based in Liberty, NY. Medora’s primary brand, PopCorners®, is a high growth, better-for-you popped corn snack with a strong track record in the club and grocery segments within the U.S. and Canada and a presence in over 50 countries worldwide. Medora currently offers PopCorners®, PopCorners Whole Grain®, PopCrinkles®, and popped bean chips, and has a number of new products under development. Ideal is a contract manufacturer that produces popped snacks for branded CPG and retail customers. BFY’s mission is to become a global, diversified, better-for-you snack company, directly addressing the growing consumer trends toward healthier living and eating.
As the company behind some of the industry`s best-known and best-loved brands, Phelps Pet Products aims to surprise and delight furry family members with better-for-your-pet treats. Based in Rockford, Illinois, Phelps has established itself as a full-service pet treat contract manufacturer delivering unsurpassed performance, knowledge and end-to-end turnkey delivery. As a behind-the-scenes partner, Phelps leverages its expertise to develop a wide range of custom, organic-certified, audit-tested, made in the USA treats. Phelps helps your customers are successful in training, treating and rewarding their beloved pets. Phelps treats your pets like family. It`s who we are, and it`s what we do.