From Kroger and Wal-Mart to Running a MicroCap Company
Interview with Bill Bennett, CEO of Innovative Food Holdings
Our guest on the show this week was Bill Bennett, the CEO of Innovative Food Holdings. After spending a number of years for working for big companies like Wal-Mart and Kroger, Bill became the CEO of Innovative Food in early 2023. Since that time, he has been leading an aggressive business improvement plan that has started to bear fruit. In this conversation, we covered:
• What initially attracted Bill to the company and the CEO role;
• Where Innovative Food Holdings plays within the specialty foods subsegment of the massive foodservice industry;
• The divestitures the company has made to simplify the business;
• The secular tailwinds behind the specialty foods category; and
• What the company needs to do to hit its EBITDA and revenue targets.
Please enjoy the full episode here:
Before joining Innovative Food Holdings, Bill worked in senior positions at large companies such as Kroger and Wal-Mart. I am a sucker for the big company guy comes to run a small company story. So, I was curious to hear from Bill about what attracted him to the role. In this clip, he talks about the great bones the company has.
We are recording podcasts faster than we can publish them. Please stay tuned for episodes with a quite eclectic group of guests.
Happy Sunday,
Ben Claremon