Growing up in the restaurant business, Loren Kimura was destined for a career in foodservice. He jumpstarted his career working at Nestle and quickly learned the ropes by immersing himself in a variety of functional areas, including finance, operations and sales. The skills he learned early on have helped him get to where he is today at Basic American Foods. Get to know him.

An average day for Huff begins with a bowl of Kellogg's cereal; followed by overseeing Kellogg's Away From Home channels (did someone say Girl Scout cookies?) and working with IFMA and fellow industry leaders on programs that drive data in foodservice. Get to know him.

Dave's passion for innovation is infectious. As a leader at General Mills, Dave works to provide innovative products to operators that can bring sophisticated solutions for them and their consumers. Get to know him.

Managing the growth and development of the sales, marketing and R&D teams at Surlean Foods is quite the task, but somehow Michael finds time to help shape many of IFMA's programs. His motto, "Don't let 'perfect' get in the way of 'better'" helps him stay on task and continuously seek improvement. Get to know him.