Food & Beverage
Appraisal & Valuation
The food and beverage industry is a fast-paced,
multi-billion dollar industry that serves as a
vital part of the global economy. The industry encompasses everything from
farming and manufacturing to packaging and distribution, creating a necessary
supply chain that feeds millions of people. It is a constantly evolving industry,
with new trends and cultural shifts impacting what we eat and drink.
In the food and beverage/foodservice industry, knowing how market factors affect inventory and machinery and equipment values, intellectual property, and risk are crucial to success. With decades of experience, we are able to identify market trends, accurately value inventory, and guide our clients through the ever-changing food and beverage/foodservice industry environment.
Within the food and beverage/food service
industry, knowing how market factors affect inventory and machinery and
equipment values, intellectual property, and risk are crucial to success. The
B. Riley Advisory Services team is able to identify market trends, accurately
value inventory and guide our clients through the ever-changing food and
beverage/food service industry environment.
Our team maintains contacts within the
food and beverage/food service industry that we utilize for insight and
perspective. Our hands-on approach is guided by our extensive experience
in the industry, including valuations of meat processors and distributors,
seafood distributors, leading fresh and processed fruit and vegetable
distributors, and specialty and prepared food distributors servicing
restaurants, retailers, food service companies, and wholesalers across the U.S.
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Ian Ratner
Chief Executive Officer, B. Riley Advisory Services

Ronald Glass
Senior Managing Director

Andy Moore

Jimmy Baker
President & Head of Capital Markets

Mike McCoy

Dawn Farrell

Perry Mandarino

Mike Crawford
Senior Managing Director, Head of the Discovery Group

Craig A. Ellis

Eric Rajewski

Dan Ondeck
Senior Managing Director & Head of East Coast Sales

Knut Grevle
Senior Managing Director & Head of Equity Trading

Alan Barbee
Senior Managing Director

Paul Dopp
Senior Managing Director

Carol L. Fox
Senior Managing Director

Kip Hamilton
Senior Managing Director

Samuel Hewitt
Senior Managing Director

J. Michael Issa
Senior Managing Director

Mark Shapiro
Senior Managing Director

Michael Spindler
Senior Managing Director

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Mance Edmondson

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Richard Magnusen
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Paul Dietrich

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Senior Managing Director

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Senior Managing Director

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Senior Managing Director

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Senior Associate

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Senior Managing Director

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Senior Managing Director

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Coral Hansen

David Greenblatt

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William Buckley
Managing Director

Steve Gilmer

Kelly Graham

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Dana Coffaro
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Perry Mandarino
Head of Restructuring

Craig Ellis
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Ananth Veluppillai
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Nick Capuano
Chief Investment Officer

Mike Crawford
Head of the Discovery Group

Dawn Farrell
Chief Administrative Officer

Mike McCoy
Chief Financial Officer

Knut Grevle
Head of Equity Trading

Dan Ondeck
Head of East Coast Sales

Eric Rajewski
Head of Institutional Sales

William E. Cook, ASA

Stephanie Tinnes
Business Accounting Supervisor

Ryan Lutz
Director

Jeffrey R. Truitt
Senior Managing Director

Dan Kraft
Managing Director

Benjamin Kehler

John Sordillo
Senior Managing Director

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Senior Digital Investigations Consultant

Phu Nguyen

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Jasdev Singh

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Brian Keith
Director, Data Analytics

Jennifer Hardcastle, CFP
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Sub-Committee Chair

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Michael Mullen
Chief Executive Officer, B. Riley Wealth

Mary Swain
Chief Financial Officer, B. Riley Wealth

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Chief Compliance Officer & Managing Director, B. Riley Wealth

Dan Ortega
Chief Supervisory Officer, B. Riley Wealth

Eli Cattan

Michael Brill
Senior Managing Director

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Chief Talent Officer

Martin J. Burke
Managing Director

Michael Del Pero
Senior Managing Director

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Senior Managing Director, Head of M&A

Teri Kendall
Director

John DeSena
Co-Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services

Becky Popoff
Director

Jaimie Barry
Vice President, Corporate Access

Thomas McGlynn
Senior Managing Director

Joseph Puliafico
Director

Joy Subsomboon
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

John Cogan
Managing Director, Head of Control Room

Chris Munck
Managing Director

David Hill
Senior Managing Director

Timothy Paisley
Managing Director

Teri Kendall
Senior Vice President

Andy Moore
Co-Chief Executive Officer, B. Riley Securities

Jimmy Baker
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Head of Capital Markets, B. Riley Securities

Jaimie Barry
Vice President, Corporate Access

Natalie Bend
Vice President

Igor Belov
Director

Brian Taylor
Managing Director

Chad Ritchie
Managing Director

Craig Krinbring
Managing Director

Matt Feinberg
Senior Managing Director

Ernie Dahlman
Managing Director

Michael Cavanagh
Managing Director

Chris Ankley
Managing Director

Seth Appel
Senior Managing Director

Jonathan Mitchell
Senior Managing Director

Greg Presson
Senior Managing Director

Matt Spain
Senior Managing Director

Scott Ammaturo
Senior Managing Director, Head of ATM Trading

Michael Lowell
Senior Managing Director

Mayank Mamtani
Senior Managing Director, Group Head of Healthcare

Liam Burke
Managing Director

Dave Kang
Senior Research Analyst

Jeff Van Sinderen
Senior Research Analyst

Zach Cummins
Senior Research Analyst

Josh Nichols
Senior Research Analyst

Kalpit Patel
Senior Research Analyst

Yuan Zhi
Managing Director

Ryan Pfingst
Senior Research Analyst

Alexandra Shaffer
Director

Jake Reimer
Vice President

Grayson Largman
Director
Ryan Aceto
Deputy Head of Equity Capital Markets

Melissa Woodson
Managing Director

Gideon Rosenbaum
Director

Keith Pompliano
Managing Director

Kathy Innis
Director

Patrick Hanniford
Managing Director

Thomas McGlynn
Managing Director

Joe Nardini
Senior Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking

Randy Binner
Managing Director

Walker Hays, CRPS®, CPFA®
Managing Director, Investments

Amy Koch, CRPS®, CPFA®
Vice President, Investments

Alex Snyder, CRPS®
Financial Advisor

Martin W. Padilla
Managing Director, Investments

Mike McCall, RICP®
Managing Director, Investments

Steven Crouch, AAMS®
Senior Vice President, Investments

James Baroutas C(k)P®
Managing Director, Investments

Richard A. Wright, CFA®
Managing Director, Investments | Senior Portfolio Manager

Timothy White
Managing Director, Investments | Branch Manager

Ryan McGehee

Daniel Lewis
Director

Dominic Riley
Vice President

Colin Welch
Vice President

Alex Wolodzko
Vice President

Sahil Kazmi
Research Analyst

Larry Kanter
Senior Managing Director

Thomas Scotti
Managing Director
Field Examination Services

Ed Sanz

Mike Kain

Hal Goetsch
Managing Director

Anna Glaessgen
Senior Research Analyst

Naved Khan
Managing Director

Michael Kapp
Senior Vice President

John Stack
Senior Managing Director
Robert Arnold
Senior Managing Director

Nick Glennon
Senior Vice President

Kimberly Figenbaum, CFP®, CRPC®
Senior Vice President, Investments
Financial Advisor

Adriana Piltz

Rodney Crawford
Senior Managing Director

Daniel Agauas

Bill Crandall

John Zalecki

Lisa Zelinski

Cody Reinhold

Robert Winiarski
Senior Managing Director

Rachel Huduck
Senior Associate

Lance Beck

Spencer Willden

Grant Webster

Sergio Negreira, CPA, CFF, JD
Senior Managing Director

Ian Brenner
Senior Managing Director

Charlene Bergman
Managing Director & Partner

Alistair Ross
Senior Vice President & Partner
Griffin Boss
Research Analyst
Michael Devitt
Managing Director
John Massocca
Senior Research Analyst

Scott Boehler
Director
Ry Neri
Director

Drew Gamble
Director

Adam Brown
Senior Managing Director

Alijah Pecina
Business Development Consultant

William Wood
Research Analyst

Steve Bonnema
Principal Operations Officer

Tyler Chang

Lauren Randolph
Associate Director

Adam Udell
Managing Director

Lauren Marteney

Robert Mroz
Managing Director

Max Ratner
Senior Consultant

Chris Sullivan
Senior Managing Director, Co-Leader of Construction Consulting

Lisa Heard
Senior Managing Director, Co-Leader of Construction Consulting
Karen Matthews
Managing Director
Pat Pilouk
Director

Robert
Losier
Gary Lifman
SMD and President, B. Riley Farber Advisory
Allan Nackan
SMD & VP, B. Riley Farber Advisory
Hylton Levy
Senior Managing Director
Ryan Adlington
Senior Managing Director

Richard Williams
Managing Director

Michael Shenk
Senior Managing Director

Jean-Alfred Rocourt
Associate Director

Dennis R. Rodriguez
Managing Director

Nick Giles
Senior Research Analyst

Mohamed Hashim
Associate

Andy Ackel
Managing Director

Marty O'Doherty
Partner, Private Equity and Industrial Sector

Jennifer Benjamin
Senior Managing Director

Joyce Suen
Director

Chase Perry
Managing Director

Justin Carver
Associate

Rich Bergin
Senior Managing Director