Cascadia Connect食品、饮料和农业综合企业会议2023回顾

On behalf of the Cascadia team, we are pleased to welcome you to the 2023 Cascadia Connect Food, Beverage &Agribusiness Conference at Montage Laguna Beach. Our event is centered around the power of connection. While the founders, operators, and institutional investors weserve create connections for consumers worldwide through food and beverages, our role as advisors is to cultivateconnections between our clients and value-added partners. Being at the center of these relationships gives us a uniqueperspective and ability to recognize patterns across verticals, geographies, and time periods — seeing down the roadahead and providing timely, nuanced advice. Cascadia’s Food, Beverage & Agribusiness practice has grown to become the most active middle market practice inthe United States executing sell-side M&A and equity capital raise transactions. Deep relationships across the food andbeverage supply chain have afforded us an intimate understanding of underlying market factors affecting operatorstoday. In an industry that is truly an interconnected ecosystem, we recognize that the upstream effects on farmers andag-tech businesses ultimately impact the downstream branded food and beverage manufacturers. We believe our foundational operating thesis continues to ring true — rising input and labor costs coupled with limitedretail shelf space will drive further consolidation across the industry. While 2023 continued to present challenges tooperators, it also drove consumer trends and unique opportunities, and the endurance and strength of our clients hasnever been more apparent. We are excited to discuss these trends with you over the next few days. Regardless of your position in the industry, all of us hold a common connection and can use our collective experience tolearn and grow together. We want to thank you for attending in the pursuit of knowledge and extend our gratitude to ouresteemed panelists speaking throughout the conference. It is our hope that this conference will be the birthplace of ideas that will fuel the next wave of innovation. We encourageyou to learn, enjoy, and, most importantly,connectduring your time here. With gratitude, Erik Einwalter, Managing DirectorBryan Jaffe, Managing DirectorScott Porter, Managing DirectorGeorge Sent, Managing DirectorOwen Baldrica, DirectorSam Brar, Vice PresidentJohn Gulvezan, Vice PresidentRyder Thomas, Vice President Meet The Cascadia Food, Beverage& Agribusiness Team Cascadia Capital’s Food, Beverage & Agribusiness senior bankers have extensive transaction experience and expansivecoverage of strategic and financial buyers located domestically and globally. The team maintains strong relationshipswith industry leaders and holds active membership with numerous associations. We represent emerging growth brandsthat challenge the industry’s status quo, as well as the growers, processors, and manufacturers that are the foundation. Our view is that the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness industry will continue to see secular growth and industry dynamicswill continue to evolve. We expect increased consolidation, vertical integration from producer to consumer, and theintroduction of new technology. Erik EinwalterManaging Director Scott PorterManaging Director George SentManaging Director Bryan JaffeManaging Director Owen BaldricaDirector Ryder ThomasVice President John GulvezanVice President Sam BrarVice President