Testimonials
“Thank you for your great contributions to our private label, food safety and signature products programs for Super Target. There is still much to accomplish and Perspectives can continue to add speed and value to the process.”
- Chairman/CEO, TARGET CORPORATION
"Perspectives™ provided us with a complete blueprint on the best ways to renovate our menu to bring our A&W Restaurant division’s products to the very top of the quality rung in the segment which we compete. We introduced this menu into our system with spectacular results.”
- Chairman, NOURISH CAPITAL
“Perspectives is adept at reading the marketplace and identifying trends on the upswing to maximize revenue and profit-generating opportunities.”
- Chairman, RICH PRODUCTS CORP.
“Thank you for your partnership! I am so excited to launch the products and show our customers what meal solutions at great prices is all about at Walmart! Your team was great to work with - we couldn't have done it without you! We opened a new Market Deli in the Bentonville area and it had the new meal solutions! Everyone loved it! Thank you so much for all your assistance - you helped make this a big success. I have been sampling some of the foods that you and the team created and they taste great!
- Senior Vice President, WALMART STORES, INC.
“I started working with Perspectives six years ago when I worked for Jeronimo-Martins, the largest food retailer in Portugal. What impressed me most from day one was the passion all the Perspectives team shared about food. They are not only experts in creating value for food operations, but they are definitely food lovers. For me that makes all the difference in the world. Currently I own and manage A Padaria Portuguesa, a chain of sixty, high volume bakery stores in Portugal, a project that was accompanied by Ed Engoron and Joan Vieweger from the very beginning. A big part of the commercial success our company is achieving came from the learnings I received from Perspectives.”
- President, A PADARIA PORTUGUESA
“Perspectives was an incredible product development partner for me when I was managing innovation for Nestlé's confections division. There is collection of talents rare to find in one partner; They have an enormous depth of knowledge and experience, their wild creativity is balanced with relentless pragmatism and they are professional at all times. They approach any product development challenge with rigor but are able to maintain tight timelines as their expert palettes cut out many rounds of preference testing. There was a genuine passion felt from the whole Perspectives team throughout our projects together.” I would recommend Perspectives in a heartbeat for any food related product development project."
- Co-Founder, ULTRA VIOLET
"Perspectives™ is my first choice when it comes to the development and research of new and exciting menu items. At Hardee’s, Arby’s and NSF, their ideas helped us increase sales and boost customer traffic. Working with these Food Gurus” is a real pleasure.”
- Vice President, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
“Perspectives is the consulting group all others are striving to be... a complete Partner in your business. Their knowledge of the foodservice business is endless and it’s this knowledge that allows them to become your partner in making the difficult decisions and implementing those decisions... whether strategic or tactical.”
-President, GALARDI GROUP
“Perspectives enhances every phase of the business, from new concept development to operational rejuvenation. Their passion and professionalism comes through in their depth of knowledge, their creativity, and most importantly in the results they deliver. Ed and the team at Perspectives are the go-to experts in the restaurant and food industry, with the fantastic added benefit of being caring and conscientious people. It is rare to find a firm with such incredible credentials that also provides such personalized service.”
- Vice President, Franchise Operations, DEL TACO
"Perspectives has been an important business building partner for several years. Perspectives has been extraordinarily helpful and skilled at consumer understanding, product development, and commercialization. Ed and his team are among the best in the business."
- Whitewave
“Perspectives is the kind of partner that makes an ad agency's life a lot easier. The depth of their knowledge of the category and ability to not only conduct meaningful research but from that research provide important insights, has proven to be invaluable. The success we've had with our food clients would not have been possible without them. Absolutely the best we work with.”
- CEO, BRAND THIRTY-THREE
“Perspectives brings unparalleled experience in food concept design, sales advice, marketing research, and manufacturing implementation to food manufacturers looking for Blue Ocean breakouts. It is rare to find a company capable of advising on both food science with manufacturing implementation within a single company. Perspectives can “dream it up” and “teach you how to make it.” The people at Perspectives have traveled the world helping others become successful at creating new and unique food products – on the table or shelf. Anyone with an idea for food should look to Perspectives to bring clarity, direction, and execution in order to find the results that deliver both satisfaction and profit.”
- Chief Operations Officer, NATURE NATE'S
“Perspectives provided insights into our bakery-deli product offering, merchandising and presentation from a FRESH point of view. As a result of our “brainstorming efforts” with Perspectives, we made subtle changes in our stores that resulted in maximum positive customer sales response. What was obvious to Perspectives™ was not to us!”
- President/CEO LUCKY STORES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
“Perspectives™ is not only a company that helps their clients identify opportunities, they actually create them. Because of their national exposure working with every facet of Food Service, they are able to blend retail, wholesale and manufacturing concepts to uncover hidden opportunities. Great people make great teams.”
- President, WOOD STONE CORPORATION
"As an international colleague established in another part of the world, Scandinavia, and also working internationally, we have never met such a professional consulting company within the food industry. It is a privilege to be able to cooperate with Perspectives™, especially with our European clients. We have several business cases and examples of successful support from Perspectives™ to customers of ours.”
- Managing Partner, CLR PARTNER AB
“When a client demands a profitable solution, I recommend Perspectives. When a client requires professionalism, I recommend Perspectives™. When a client wants it done right and on schedule, I recommend Perspectives™ .”
- Principal, KIES CONSULTING, LLC.
“Perspectives™ helps clients identify opportunities when they’re faced with tough, complex problems.”
- Executive Vice President, INT'L KFC
“The people at Perspectives are creative concept developers who design food and service programs to meet the well-defined needs of a given target consumer. They are enterprising, imaginative, ingenious, inventive and original in the world of food. They are always on the cutting edge.”
- Chairman, GDR ENTERPRISES
“I have worked with the Perspectives Team while at two different companies—in both the Director of Foodservice and Director of Operations capacities—and have been amazed at their ability to zero in on the client’s needs and provide tangible, pro-active solutions. To say that Perspectives is ‘real world’ doesn’t really tell the story—their unique combination of hard data, experience and awareness of how the “sexy stuff” filters down to the operations level is what separates them from other consulting organizations. In short order, the Perspectives team assesses an issue, asks tough (sometimes un-comfortable) questions about what the goals really are, and then delivers ‘smart bomb’ results!”
- Director of Operations, NICK’S PIZZA & PUB
“Perspectives is clearly the leader in fresh food concepts for both Foodservice & Retail. They have earned these positions in our industry by successfully working with the Who's Who in food for over 35 years. They are generous with their time and knowledge. Most importantly they know how to get the "Big Perspective" and then quickly "drill down" to the project at hand and produce excellent results."
- CEO, READY PAC PRODUCE
“Perspectives has helped us transition from a “mom & pop” operating style to a “chain” orientation. They have challenged
us to excel in all areas. Perspectives continues to help us meet the long term challenges of the marketplace as we redirect our company.”
- President, NORM’S RESTAURANTS
“Whether it's trends in the restaurant business that will help us understand how best to position a restaurant chain or innovative ideas for food and recipes, Perspectives are THE foodservice experts.”
- Executive Vice President, CHIAT/DAY
"Perspectives is a very professional, detail-oriented company whose executives are able to take grasp of the local market quickly. Extremely creative in food approach, they are a pleasure to work with. They offered us a host of well-thought-out ideas, which we implemented. Their recommendations were a success!”
- Vice President/Managing Director, THE BEL-AIR HOTEL COMPANY
“Perspectives is connected within the food-foodservice value chain from processor to consumer. They know where value is added or subtracted and provide current options and recommendations that help their clients realize potential from their projects. We have applied their knowledge with foodservice and retail deli projects.”
- CEO, I-3 SOLUTIONS
“The unveiling of ID Flavor Shots was a home run. The sales team and senior leadership are clearly behind the initiative. We could not have done this without Perspectives. We are off to a great start.”
- Director Horizon Brand, WhiteWave FOODS
"After my father passed away in 2010 I took over the reins at Barone's Pizzeria—Los Angeles's first pizza restaurant. Having spent over 40 years specializing in real estate and becoming a restaurateur overnight I wanted to do the right thing to continue the Barone's legacy. In that regard, I hired Perspectives to assist in my transition and later on in the opening of 2 additional restaurants. I have been so fortunate to have Perspectives on my team with hands on training and coaching in all areas of restaurant operations. Perspectives helped in site locations, layout and design, signage, menus, promotion and marketing, computers and POS systems, lease negotiation, employee training, demographic analysis and lease rates, hiring and firing, manager training, training our chef's etc. etc. and the list goes on. You name it and they did it. They are always available to assist in any and all matters. I am very fortunate to have met Ed and Joan and continue to have Perspectives with us now for over 9 years. I can say they are remarkably the best."
- Owner, BARONE'S PIZZERIA
“Sorry to call you so early, I was so excited I didn’t think of time zone changes. We just opened our new store in Rogers, Arkansas. It has all the latest and greatest layout, menu items, etc. All the comments from consumers and Walmart management have been fabulous. You should proud of where we ended up. Very exciting! Great work from you and the Perspectives team in helping to create great tasting HMR items at great prices!
- Vice President, Division Manager, Deli, WALMART STORES, INC.
“Our design meeting and product tasting was really productive and to be honest exceeded my expectations. I am now sure that we really have an outstanding concept and great food.”
- Managing Director SPOT Restaurants, Berlin, WALDAVE INVESTMENTS
“What most impressed me about the Perspectives team was their ability to quickly grasp what our brand was truly all about, and then to deliver a compelling execution in the new design. And just as important, I personally enjoyed working closely with Joan and Ed. I'm telling you those re-images of the Rubio’s restaurants with the new Perspectives look goes a long way towards driving sales. Next, is new music and new uniforms, plus a lot of work with the menu. We’re just getting started."
- Founder, RUBIO’S FRESH MEXICAN GRILL
‘Perspectives is great at what they do and I really appreciate the ethical part of your business principles. They are believable and reflect these principles. I enjoyed our relationship and look forward to work together again in the future."
- COO, FARMER BOYS RESTAURANTS
"Perspectives has made a tremendous impact on my company with their insight and understanding of our business and that of our customers. He helped us double our business in just 5 years. "I highly recommend Perspectives. Their creativity is unmatched and knowledge of the foodservice business is excellent."
- President/Chief Customer Officer, WENNER BAKERY PRODUCTS, INC.
"I highly recommend Perspectives. Their creativity is unmatched and knowledge of the foodservice business is excellent. I've known and worked with them for over 5 years and I am consistently impressed with their results and ability to solve problems with new products and flavors. Perspectives provides creative new product solutions that deliver a bottom line objective."
- Vice President of Marketing, DELPHI DISPLAY SYSTEMS
"I began working for Ed soon after college in 1989. I spent 6 years under Ed’s mentorship working for numerous high profile clients at Perspectives/The Consulting Group. After 6 years, I gained more experience in every facet of the food industry than counterparts who spent 20 years at other companies. Because of my experience at Perspectives, I was able to purchase Daffy Apple Corp, a food manufacturing company in Colorado. I owe a large part of my success to the experience at Perspectives and Ed’s passion for doing things only one way—the right way. After 20 years of running Daffy Apple, we have tripled annual sales, increased our product offerings 5 fold, increased profitability and created a web presence to be envied by companies many times our size."
- President, DAFFY APPLE CORP
"Working with Perspectives has been an absolute delight. The team have continually shown a wonderful dedication to developing the finest products which always exceed our expectations in terms of quality and creativity."
- Merchandising Director, CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT
“The Perspectives team has a keen understanding of consumer preferences, flavor and product trends, and the ability to translate that understanding into innovative new products. Working with Perspectives has helped the National Peanut Board make important connections within the food industry.”
- President / CEO, NATIONAL PEANUT BOARD
"We are thrilled with the work Perspectives has done for us, but most importantly, we love the partnership and the fellowship we share—you are great folks. I look forward to more creations and successes with new products."
- President, OTTIMA GROUP
“Perspectives does everything with such a great deal of excellence.”
- Crunchologist-in-Chief, POPCORNOPOLIS
“I have worked with Perspectives for a several years on a special project outside of the US. I have found their firm to be professional, diligent and a company that does deep analyticals in order to provide winning solutions. Ownership is hands-on in their approach, and their expertise in the foodservice channel is the best that I have seen.”
- CEO, NODDLE COMPANIES (Former President/CEO, AHOLD USA)
“Perspectives’ experience and knowledge of the marketplace made them a trusted advisor in understanding the competitive and changing food and beverage landscape. We were thrilled to work with the dynamic team as we explored our foray into this space.”
- Co-CEO, FactoryMade
“I had the pleasure of finding Perspective when I was asked to be part of the development of a new concept for my company. From day one, their team never failed to amaze me with their endless knowledge and resources. Their dedication and passion to their craft is a rare find in today’s industry. Their ability to meet and exceed deadlines is awesome. I would highly recommend Perspectives to any company looking to make a change within their company or want to start up a new concept.”
- Vice President of Marketing, YOSHINOYA AMERICA INC.
“Over the last thirty years I have dealt with numerous Fortune 100 companies and top level executives. Perspectives is by far and away the most professional, knowledgeable, capable and effective team I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Perspectives has demonstrated their unique ability to develop value-added concepts from boardroom to dining room including positioning, art design, product formulation and scale-up. Their total immersion in product development to retailing is unparalleled in the industry. If you want to bring an idea to a successful market introduction, look no further. This team will get it done on time and within budget.”
- Vice President, FRUTAROM
“Perspectives understands both the consumer and the food industry and brings that insight to their clients. Ed and his team have been become true partners of ours at Huntington Meat Company.”
- Jim Cascone, Owner, HUNTINGTON MEAT COMPANY
“The Perspectives Team is unmatched in their industry knowledge. They are highly dependable and have never failed to deliver the 'goods.' The team is a great complement to any company that is looking to explore new areas in the food and beverage world. And the best part. Ed doesn’t sugarcoat, he’ll tell you what you need to know to be successful with a concept and idea—the good and the bad; and in the event of the bad, it always comes with a great alternative.”
- Vice President Innovation, NATURE NATE'S
"Jeronimo-Martins is a food retailer running supermarkets in Portugal and Poland with sales in excess of 10 billion Euros. The company launched a meal solutions program and in a short period of time had 6 central kitchens, 40 restaurants and ready meals for the 250 take away departments. The company retained Perspectives to turn around the Meal Solutions activity to a serious, profitable business. Perspectives covered all relevant areas and were able to improve the business from the kitchens to the restaurants, including recipes and production improvements for our central kitchens and designing our new 6000 square meter central kitchen in Lisbon. They also helped us diminish the investment by 50%, developed operations and staffing procedures for the restaurants and in general helped us determine the management information needed to control and develop the business. It was this broad knowledge that impressed us the most and the humble no nonsense attitude of the Perspectives’ team that made this co-operation and learning a perfect experience, for which I am very grateful.
- General Manager Meals, GRUPO JERONIMO-MARTINS
- Chairman/CEO, TARGET CORPORATION
"Perspectives™ provided us with a complete blueprint on the best ways to renovate our menu to bring our A&W Restaurant division’s products to the very top of the quality rung in the segment which we compete. We introduced this menu into our system with spectacular results.”
- Chairman, NOURISH CAPITAL
“Perspectives is adept at reading the marketplace and identifying trends on the upswing to maximize revenue and profit-generating opportunities.”
- Chairman, RICH PRODUCTS CORP.
“Thank you for your partnership! I am so excited to launch the products and show our customers what meal solutions at great prices is all about at Walmart! Your team was great to work with - we couldn't have done it without you! We opened a new Market Deli in the Bentonville area and it had the new meal solutions! Everyone loved it! Thank you so much for all your assistance - you helped make this a big success. I have been sampling some of the foods that you and the team created and they taste great!
- Senior Vice President, WALMART STORES, INC.
“I started working with Perspectives six years ago when I worked for Jeronimo-Martins, the largest food retailer in Portugal. What impressed me most from day one was the passion all the Perspectives team shared about food. They are not only experts in creating value for food operations, but they are definitely food lovers. For me that makes all the difference in the world. Currently I own and manage A Padaria Portuguesa, a chain of sixty, high volume bakery stores in Portugal, a project that was accompanied by Ed Engoron and Joan Vieweger from the very beginning. A big part of the commercial success our company is achieving came from the learnings I received from Perspectives.”
- President, A PADARIA PORTUGUESA
“Perspectives was an incredible product development partner for me when I was managing innovation for Nestlé's confections division. There is collection of talents rare to find in one partner; They have an enormous depth of knowledge and experience, their wild creativity is balanced with relentless pragmatism and they are professional at all times. They approach any product development challenge with rigor but are able to maintain tight timelines as their expert palettes cut out many rounds of preference testing. There was a genuine passion felt from the whole Perspectives team throughout our projects together.” I would recommend Perspectives in a heartbeat for any food related product development project."
- Co-Founder, ULTRA VIOLET
"Perspectives™ is my first choice when it comes to the development and research of new and exciting menu items. At Hardee’s, Arby’s and NSF, their ideas helped us increase sales and boost customer traffic. Working with these Food Gurus” is a real pleasure.”
- Vice President, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
“Perspectives is the consulting group all others are striving to be... a complete Partner in your business. Their knowledge of the foodservice business is endless and it’s this knowledge that allows them to become your partner in making the difficult decisions and implementing those decisions... whether strategic or tactical.”
-President, GALARDI GROUP
“Perspectives enhances every phase of the business, from new concept development to operational rejuvenation. Their passion and professionalism comes through in their depth of knowledge, their creativity, and most importantly in the results they deliver. Ed and the team at Perspectives are the go-to experts in the restaurant and food industry, with the fantastic added benefit of being caring and conscientious people. It is rare to find a firm with such incredible credentials that also provides such personalized service.”
- Vice President, Franchise Operations, DEL TACO
"Perspectives has been an important business building partner for several years. Perspectives has been extraordinarily helpful and skilled at consumer understanding, product development, and commercialization. Ed and his team are among the best in the business."
- Whitewave
“Perspectives is the kind of partner that makes an ad agency's life a lot easier. The depth of their knowledge of the category and ability to not only conduct meaningful research but from that research provide important insights, has proven to be invaluable. The success we've had with our food clients would not have been possible without them. Absolutely the best we work with.”
- CEO, BRAND THIRTY-THREE
“Perspectives brings unparalleled experience in food concept design, sales advice, marketing research, and manufacturing implementation to food manufacturers looking for Blue Ocean breakouts. It is rare to find a company capable of advising on both food science with manufacturing implementation within a single company. Perspectives can “dream it up” and “teach you how to make it.” The people at Perspectives have traveled the world helping others become successful at creating new and unique food products – on the table or shelf. Anyone with an idea for food should look to Perspectives to bring clarity, direction, and execution in order to find the results that deliver both satisfaction and profit.”
- Chief Operations Officer, NATURE NATE'S
“Perspectives provided insights into our bakery-deli product offering, merchandising and presentation from a FRESH point of view. As a result of our “brainstorming efforts” with Perspectives, we made subtle changes in our stores that resulted in maximum positive customer sales response. What was obvious to Perspectives™ was not to us!”
- President/CEO LUCKY STORES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
“Perspectives™ is not only a company that helps their clients identify opportunities, they actually create them. Because of their national exposure working with every facet of Food Service, they are able to blend retail, wholesale and manufacturing concepts to uncover hidden opportunities. Great people make great teams.”
- President, WOOD STONE CORPORATION
"As an international colleague established in another part of the world, Scandinavia, and also working internationally, we have never met such a professional consulting company within the food industry. It is a privilege to be able to cooperate with Perspectives™, especially with our European clients. We have several business cases and examples of successful support from Perspectives™ to customers of ours.”
- Managing Partner, CLR PARTNER AB
“When a client demands a profitable solution, I recommend Perspectives. When a client requires professionalism, I recommend Perspectives™. When a client wants it done right and on schedule, I recommend Perspectives™ .”
- Principal, KIES CONSULTING, LLC.
“Perspectives™ helps clients identify opportunities when they’re faced with tough, complex problems.”
- Executive Vice President, INT'L KFC
“The people at Perspectives are creative concept developers who design food and service programs to meet the well-defined needs of a given target consumer. They are enterprising, imaginative, ingenious, inventive and original in the world of food. They are always on the cutting edge.”
- Chairman, GDR ENTERPRISES
“I have worked with the Perspectives Team while at two different companies—in both the Director of Foodservice and Director of Operations capacities—and have been amazed at their ability to zero in on the client’s needs and provide tangible, pro-active solutions. To say that Perspectives is ‘real world’ doesn’t really tell the story—their unique combination of hard data, experience and awareness of how the “sexy stuff” filters down to the operations level is what separates them from other consulting organizations. In short order, the Perspectives team assesses an issue, asks tough (sometimes un-comfortable) questions about what the goals really are, and then delivers ‘smart bomb’ results!”
- Director of Operations, NICK’S PIZZA & PUB
“Perspectives is clearly the leader in fresh food concepts for both Foodservice & Retail. They have earned these positions in our industry by successfully working with the Who's Who in food for over 35 years. They are generous with their time and knowledge. Most importantly they know how to get the "Big Perspective" and then quickly "drill down" to the project at hand and produce excellent results."
- CEO, READY PAC PRODUCE
“Perspectives has helped us transition from a “mom & pop” operating style to a “chain” orientation. They have challenged
us to excel in all areas. Perspectives continues to help us meet the long term challenges of the marketplace as we redirect our company.”
- President, NORM’S RESTAURANTS
“Whether it's trends in the restaurant business that will help us understand how best to position a restaurant chain or innovative ideas for food and recipes, Perspectives are THE foodservice experts.”
- Executive Vice President, CHIAT/DAY
"Perspectives is a very professional, detail-oriented company whose executives are able to take grasp of the local market quickly. Extremely creative in food approach, they are a pleasure to work with. They offered us a host of well-thought-out ideas, which we implemented. Their recommendations were a success!”
- Vice President/Managing Director, THE BEL-AIR HOTEL COMPANY
“Perspectives is connected within the food-foodservice value chain from processor to consumer. They know where value is added or subtracted and provide current options and recommendations that help their clients realize potential from their projects. We have applied their knowledge with foodservice and retail deli projects.”
- CEO, I-3 SOLUTIONS
“The unveiling of ID Flavor Shots was a home run. The sales team and senior leadership are clearly behind the initiative. We could not have done this without Perspectives. We are off to a great start.”
- Director Horizon Brand, WhiteWave FOODS
"After my father passed away in 2010 I took over the reins at Barone's Pizzeria—Los Angeles's first pizza restaurant. Having spent over 40 years specializing in real estate and becoming a restaurateur overnight I wanted to do the right thing to continue the Barone's legacy. In that regard, I hired Perspectives to assist in my transition and later on in the opening of 2 additional restaurants. I have been so fortunate to have Perspectives on my team with hands on training and coaching in all areas of restaurant operations. Perspectives helped in site locations, layout and design, signage, menus, promotion and marketing, computers and POS systems, lease negotiation, employee training, demographic analysis and lease rates, hiring and firing, manager training, training our chef's etc. etc. and the list goes on. You name it and they did it. They are always available to assist in any and all matters. I am very fortunate to have met Ed and Joan and continue to have Perspectives with us now for over 9 years. I can say they are remarkably the best."
- Owner, BARONE'S PIZZERIA
“Sorry to call you so early, I was so excited I didn’t think of time zone changes. We just opened our new store in Rogers, Arkansas. It has all the latest and greatest layout, menu items, etc. All the comments from consumers and Walmart management have been fabulous. You should proud of where we ended up. Very exciting! Great work from you and the Perspectives team in helping to create great tasting HMR items at great prices!
- Vice President, Division Manager, Deli, WALMART STORES, INC.
“Our design meeting and product tasting was really productive and to be honest exceeded my expectations. I am now sure that we really have an outstanding concept and great food.”
- Managing Director SPOT Restaurants, Berlin, WALDAVE INVESTMENTS
“What most impressed me about the Perspectives team was their ability to quickly grasp what our brand was truly all about, and then to deliver a compelling execution in the new design. And just as important, I personally enjoyed working closely with Joan and Ed. I'm telling you those re-images of the Rubio’s restaurants with the new Perspectives look goes a long way towards driving sales. Next, is new music and new uniforms, plus a lot of work with the menu. We’re just getting started."
- Founder, RUBIO’S FRESH MEXICAN GRILL
‘Perspectives is great at what they do and I really appreciate the ethical part of your business principles. They are believable and reflect these principles. I enjoyed our relationship and look forward to work together again in the future."
- COO, FARMER BOYS RESTAURANTS
"Perspectives has made a tremendous impact on my company with their insight and understanding of our business and that of our customers. He helped us double our business in just 5 years. "I highly recommend Perspectives. Their creativity is unmatched and knowledge of the foodservice business is excellent."
- President/Chief Customer Officer, WENNER BAKERY PRODUCTS, INC.
"I highly recommend Perspectives. Their creativity is unmatched and knowledge of the foodservice business is excellent. I've known and worked with them for over 5 years and I am consistently impressed with their results and ability to solve problems with new products and flavors. Perspectives provides creative new product solutions that deliver a bottom line objective."
- Vice President of Marketing, DELPHI DISPLAY SYSTEMS
"I began working for Ed soon after college in 1989. I spent 6 years under Ed’s mentorship working for numerous high profile clients at Perspectives/The Consulting Group. After 6 years, I gained more experience in every facet of the food industry than counterparts who spent 20 years at other companies. Because of my experience at Perspectives, I was able to purchase Daffy Apple Corp, a food manufacturing company in Colorado. I owe a large part of my success to the experience at Perspectives and Ed’s passion for doing things only one way—the right way. After 20 years of running Daffy Apple, we have tripled annual sales, increased our product offerings 5 fold, increased profitability and created a web presence to be envied by companies many times our size."
- President, DAFFY APPLE CORP
"Working with Perspectives has been an absolute delight. The team have continually shown a wonderful dedication to developing the finest products which always exceed our expectations in terms of quality and creativity."
- Merchandising Director, CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT
“The Perspectives team has a keen understanding of consumer preferences, flavor and product trends, and the ability to translate that understanding into innovative new products. Working with Perspectives has helped the National Peanut Board make important connections within the food industry.”
- President / CEO, NATIONAL PEANUT BOARD
"We are thrilled with the work Perspectives has done for us, but most importantly, we love the partnership and the fellowship we share—you are great folks. I look forward to more creations and successes with new products."
- President, OTTIMA GROUP
“Perspectives does everything with such a great deal of excellence.”
- Crunchologist-in-Chief, POPCORNOPOLIS
“I have worked with Perspectives for a several years on a special project outside of the US. I have found their firm to be professional, diligent and a company that does deep analyticals in order to provide winning solutions. Ownership is hands-on in their approach, and their expertise in the foodservice channel is the best that I have seen.”
- CEO, NODDLE COMPANIES (Former President/CEO, AHOLD USA)
“Perspectives’ experience and knowledge of the marketplace made them a trusted advisor in understanding the competitive and changing food and beverage landscape. We were thrilled to work with the dynamic team as we explored our foray into this space.”
- Co-CEO, FactoryMade
“I had the pleasure of finding Perspective when I was asked to be part of the development of a new concept for my company. From day one, their team never failed to amaze me with their endless knowledge and resources. Their dedication and passion to their craft is a rare find in today’s industry. Their ability to meet and exceed deadlines is awesome. I would highly recommend Perspectives to any company looking to make a change within their company or want to start up a new concept.”
- Vice President of Marketing, YOSHINOYA AMERICA INC.
“Over the last thirty years I have dealt with numerous Fortune 100 companies and top level executives. Perspectives is by far and away the most professional, knowledgeable, capable and effective team I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Perspectives has demonstrated their unique ability to develop value-added concepts from boardroom to dining room including positioning, art design, product formulation and scale-up. Their total immersion in product development to retailing is unparalleled in the industry. If you want to bring an idea to a successful market introduction, look no further. This team will get it done on time and within budget.”
- Vice President, FRUTAROM
“Perspectives understands both the consumer and the food industry and brings that insight to their clients. Ed and his team have been become true partners of ours at Huntington Meat Company.”
- Jim Cascone, Owner, HUNTINGTON MEAT COMPANY
“The Perspectives Team is unmatched in their industry knowledge. They are highly dependable and have never failed to deliver the 'goods.' The team is a great complement to any company that is looking to explore new areas in the food and beverage world. And the best part. Ed doesn’t sugarcoat, he’ll tell you what you need to know to be successful with a concept and idea—the good and the bad; and in the event of the bad, it always comes with a great alternative.”
- Vice President Innovation, NATURE NATE'S
"Jeronimo-Martins is a food retailer running supermarkets in Portugal and Poland with sales in excess of 10 billion Euros. The company launched a meal solutions program and in a short period of time had 6 central kitchens, 40 restaurants and ready meals for the 250 take away departments. The company retained Perspectives to turn around the Meal Solutions activity to a serious, profitable business. Perspectives covered all relevant areas and were able to improve the business from the kitchens to the restaurants, including recipes and production improvements for our central kitchens and designing our new 6000 square meter central kitchen in Lisbon. They also helped us diminish the investment by 50%, developed operations and staffing procedures for the restaurants and in general helped us determine the management information needed to control and develop the business. It was this broad knowledge that impressed us the most and the humble no nonsense attitude of the Perspectives’ team that made this co-operation and learning a perfect experience, for which I am very grateful.
- General Manager Meals, GRUPO JERONIMO-MARTINS