Overview of O'Keefe & Associates experience in the Food and Agribusiness industry including specific assignments our senior people have completed.

1. Award Winning Strategic
Advisory Services
AGRICULTURE • PROCESSING • DISTRIBUTION • RETAIL
We are expert strategic advisors to the Food &
Beverage industries, improving profitability and cash
flow, protecting owners’ equity, and saving jobs.
Business and Product Strategy: Manage Stakeholder Relations:
Complete business plans, geographic Negotiations with lenders, suppliers,
expansion, expand distribution channels, trade creditors.
pricing, new market opportunities,
branding. Inventory Management:
Improve controls, optimize logistics,
Operational Efficiencies: reduce inventory levels and related costs,
Process improvement, lean manufacturing maximize working capital.
techniques, cost reductions.
Regulatory Issues:
Procurement Strategy: Food safety (HACCP, BRC, SQF),
Improve supply quality and reliability, international labeling laws, PACA
manage commodity risk. requirements.
2011 Winners of the “Turnaround of the Year” and the “Industrial Manufacturing /
Distribution Deal of the Year” for our work with a Michigan-Based Food Processor.
248.593.4810 Detroit
616.233.8080 Grand Rapids
312.929.3131 Chicago
404.467.8515 Atlanta
www.okeefeandassociates.com

2. Related Experience:
Product Strategy
• Complete business strategy and related plans including business closure, new product
investment and geographic expansion.
• Management wanted to make a large investment to increase production capacity.
We implemented lean manufacturing techniques to increase capacity.
by 60 days with no additional capital investment.
• Assisted a growing regional branded food products company select its key
manufacturing and distribution plant, and assisted company in relocating into
this facility.
Operational Efficiencies
• Performed a merger integration for a $40 million food packager reducing 3
facilities into one. This effort saved the Company $750K annually.
• Created distribution facility layout map with product mapping for optimal speed
and efficiency.
• Implemented lean manufacturing techniques that reduced equipment downtime
by 60%, increased dryer utilization by 11%, adding 39 days of annual production
capacity. Also, improved demand planning and production scheduling. Combined
improvements contributed approximately $1 million to gross profit.
Procurement Strategy
• Implemented a Supplier Certification Program that improved supplier quality.
• Implemented a commodity pricing strategy to tie future raw material price index
to long-term contract pricing.
Manage Stakeholder Relations
• Procured debt refinancings and equity capital for food companies in various
stages of growth cycle.
Inventory Management
• Strategically identified excessive specialized products and speculative inventory
stock. Developed orderly disposition strategy to secure highest prices and
generate necessary working capital.
Regulatory Issues
• Experienced in quantifying and addressing PACA related issues, GMO and Non-
GMO requirements, international labeling laws, and overseas shipping
requirements to the European Union, Asia, India, and other foreign territories.
248.593.4810 Detroit
616.233.8080 Grand Rapids
312.929.3131 Chicago
404.467.8515 Atlanta
www.okeefeandassociates.com