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Bob Burke,
Industry Advisor Mr. Burke is the founder of Natural Products Consulting, a firm that provides strategic consulting services to start-ups, high growth, and mature companies in the natural and specialty products industry. He has been a consultant since 1998 and Mr. Burke provides assistance in strategic planning, growth strategies, writing sales, marketing and business plans, budgeting, pricing, building distribution, broker selection and management, organizational development, strategic options, branding and trade spending management. He is also the co-author and co-publisher of the Natural Products Field Manual, Fourth Edition and The Sales Manager's Handbook. Mr. Burke's clients include leading companies in the natural and specialty products industry. Prior to consulting, Mr. Burke was with Stonyfield Farm Yogurt for 11 years as Vice President, Sales & Corporate Development and Vice President, Marketing & Sales. He has also held marketing positions with Colombo, Inc. and Sperry Top-Sider. Mr. Burke currently serves as an outside director for Stonyfield Farm, Stirrings, EcoFish, Nutrabella, Pulmuone-Wildwood and tsp Spices (The Seasoned Palate). He also serves as a director of the NASFT - National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. Mr. Burke was named one of the "Top 25 Business Builders of the Natural Products Industry for the last 25 years" by Natural Foods Merchandiser Magazine. He has delivered presentations, seminars and moderated panels at leading trade shows and conferences such as Natural Products Expo East & West, The NASFT's Winter and Summer Fancy Food Shows, OTA's "All Things Organic Trade Show and Conference," and has been a featured trainer and speaker at Management Venture Institute forums. Mr. Burke received an MBA from Babson College.
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