JOSEPH J. AZZARO
Telephone – (818) 597-1958
Email – Ro3Azzaro@aol.com
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Education:
M
B A Marketing and Distribution
Experience: Forty years
experience in food distribution,
meat
and poultry processing. Thirty of those
years
as partner and CEO.
Founded
G&S Foods with partners in 1974.
Successful
project to obtain legislation in 1984 for
industrial
Development Bond financing and building
of
60,000 sq. ft. processing and distribution
center.
Formation
of Captive offshore insurance co. in
1987
to combat runaway workers comp premiums.
Served
as company’s CEO and Chairman.
Procurement
of financing and the formation of
H&W
Acquisition Corp. to acquire H&W Foods
in
1995.
Procurement
of financing to acquire Palama Meat
Company
in 1997.
Successful
project to obtain legislation in 1998 for
` Industrial
Bond financing and building of 90,000 sq.ft.
processing
and distribution center. First privately
held
company
in
National chain experience: Hilton Hotels, Sheraton
Hotels, Wendy’s, I H O P, Elephant Bars,
Subway Sandwich Shops, Ruby Tuesdays Marriot Hotels, Baja Fresh, Steak Escape, Charlie’s Steakery,
Bubba Gump, Hot Dog on a Stick, Blimpies, and numerous others.
.
Associations: Served in the following
positions in the National Meat
Association: Chairman, President, Vice President,
Secretary
and Treasurer over a twelve year span.
Currently Chairman Emeritus.
Selection
as Entrepreneur of the Year from
in
2000. Selection by Ernst & Young
and NASDAQ.
History: 2005
- 2007
President/CEO
Cardinal
Restaurant supply Sales: 120
Million
2004
- 2005
Consulting
1995
– 2004
H&W
Acquisition Corp CEO and Chairman of
Palama
Meats and H&W Foods Sales: 97 Million
1974
– 1995
Goldberg
& Solovy Foods
Partner
and CEO Sales:
146 Million
1964
– 1974
Warner
Poultry
V.P.
Sales and Processing
1961
– 1964
Crown
Brokerage,
Sales
Rep.