Our services include the development and implementation of specialty, organic and identity-preserved sourcing programs; coordination of food and ingredient, processing and packaging; development of strategic business planning and market intelligence; the evaluation of legal and regulatory initiatives and their impact on food and agricultural markets and trade.
Prior to leading the consulting team at Agromeris, Peter Golbitz was the Director of International Business Development at SunOpta, Inc. a leading U.S. specialty and organic soybean and food ingredient processor. At SunOpta, Mr. Golbitz developed and led a number of global initiatives and strategic partnerships in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America related to food and ingredient processing, marketing and supply chain management.
Mr. Golbitz was the founder and president of Soyatech, a consulting and publishing company that produces the annual Soya & Oilseed Bluebook. He has consulted with Fortune 100 companies and has worked on advisory projects with McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, Arthur D. Little, Boston Consulting Group, The Hale Group and Highquest Partners. He has also worked directly with U.S. House and Senate members, USDA and FDA administrators on food- and agriculture-related labeling and regulatory issues.
Mr. Golbitz’s unique skill set includes experience in analyzing current and future market situations in the food and specialized agricultural value chain as well as the research of consumer and industry market intelligence. His extensive travel for international business development has taken him to nearly 50 countries, giving him a deep understanding of global markets, trends and supply chains. He has chaired 14 international symposia on soybeans, oilseeds, food processing and technology and has been an invited instructor at short courses at Texas A&M University, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and the Vaal University of Technology in South Africa.
Mr. Golbitz currently sits on the board of directors of the World Soy Foundation and the Sustainable Food Trade Association and works on technical committees of the Soyfoods Association of North America and the Organic Trade Association.
Prior to joining Agromeris, Jacob was a director at Fuld & Co., a leading global competitive intelligence consultancy, where he led agribusiness engagements with Global 100 clients. Prior to joining Fuld, Jacob was Director of Research at the HighQuest Group where his industry experience was instrumental in the development of the HighQuest Group’s global food and agribusiness practice.