Helen Bauch
is President of VH Enterprises, a consulting group in Fallbrook, Calif., that specializes in new product development and flavor evaluation for foodservice and packaged goods manufacturers.

food@primenet.com

 

Nancy Kruse
is President of The Kruse Company, based in Atlanta and dedicated to assessing trends and directions in food, menu and restaurant concepts. Nancy has extensive experience in all phases of marketing communications, business and strategic planning and trend analysis for the foodservice industry.

NancyKruse@aol.com

 

Joan Lang
is a Maine-based freelance writer and editor with more than 20 years' experience in food and foodservice subjects.

joanmlang@aol.com

 

Larry Levine
is President of Levine Group Public Relations, specializing in the food, beverage and hospitality industries. Larry is also a freelance food and wine writer.

LLevinePR@aol.com

 

Ted Lingle
is Executive Director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America

www.scaa.org

 

Bill Main, FMP, FCSI
is a restaurant operator, foodservice consultant and professional speaker. His Chico, Calif.-based firm, Bill Main & Associates, offers a wide range of foodservice training, management development and human resource materials.

www.billmain.com

 

 

Steven Olson
is a sommelier who teaches, lectures and writes about wine, beer, sake and spirits. Olson is President of libations, a New York-based company dedicated to the "education and consultation of degustation for appreciation and celebration."

letslibate@aol.com

 

Paige Poulos
is minister of mind-set for The Republic of Tea. She can be reached at ppoulos@ppcpr.com. Reprinted with permission from Fresh Cup Magazine, "The Voice of the Specialty Beverage Industry," 9/99 issue, P.O. Box 14827, Portland, OR 97293; Tel: (503) 236-2587; Fax: (503) 236-3165.

ppoulos@ppcpr.com

 

Tori Rogers
has a diverse background in food. Currently she is Director of Restaurant Marketing for MENUS.com, where she interviews chefs and restaurateurs worldwide about their flavors, menus, restaurants and their lives.

tori@menus.com

 

Dr. A. Elizabeth Sloan
is the President of Sloan Trends & Solutions, Inc., a Florida-based consulting firm that offers food marketers trend-tracking and predictions, strategic counsel and business-building ideas.

sloantrend@adelphia.net

 

Dean Small and Danny Bendas
both CIA graduates, are principals of So. Calif.-based Synergy, a foodservice consulting firm specializing in menu and concept development, and operating efficiencies for national chain accounts, independent restaurant groups and manufacturers.

Dean: deansmall@earthlink.net
Daniel: dbendas@ix.netcom.com

 

Charlie Trotter
is 1999's James Beard Chef of the Year and for over 12 years his five-star Chicago restaurant, Charlie Trotter's, has been at the forefront of modern American cuisine. He is also the author of six cookbooks, including Charlie Trotter's Desserts, and has a new cooking show on PBS, The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter.

cht@charlietrotters.com