Carla Cooper

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. engages in the development and operation of fine dining restaurants. It operates through the Company Owned Steakhouse Restaurants and Franchise Operations segments. The Company-Owned Steakhouse Restaurants segment operates restaurants under the Ruth's Chris Steak House brand. The Franchise Operations segment includes franchisee-owned Ruth's Chris Steak House restaurants. The company was founded by Ruth Fertel in 1965 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL.

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. produces, markets and distributes non-alcoholic beverages. It manufactures most of its finished products from syrups and concentrates purchased from Coca-Cola Co. The company's key brands, used under license agreements, include Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dasani, POWERade, Fanta and Capri-Sun. It is the exclusive distributor of Coca-Cola products in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean territories in which it operates. The company's U.S. territories cover 79% of the country's population and its Canadian territories contain 97% of the population. Coca-Cola Enterprises was incorporated in 1944 by The Coca-Cola Co. and became a publicly traded company in 1986. It is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Daymon Worldwide, Inc. sells and markets private label consumer products. It provides customized retail brand-building and sourcing solutions to retailers and manufacturers. The firm offers private brand development, strategy and branding, sourcing, logistic, retail-driven merchandizing, execution, compliance, trading, and consumer experience marketing services. It serves retail customers in channels of trade, including automotive, supermarkets, convenience stores, discount stores, dollar stores, drug stores, home improvement stores, office supply, supercenters, warehouse clubs, wholesalers, and overstocks worldwide. The company was founded by Peter Damon Schwartz and Milt Sender on July 5, 1970 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Food Marketing Institute, Inc. develops, promotes, and conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Women's Foodservice Forum engages in food services industry. It serves the operations, manufacturing, distribution, publishing and consulting industry. The company was founded by Monica Boyles, Elizabeth Brennan, Jenene Garey, Joyce Goldstein, Denise Gorsline, Marcia Harris, Patricia Harris, Laura Hayden, Florence Jaramillo, Edna Morris, Karen Settlemyer, Julia Stewart, Kathleen Talbert, Jo Linda Thompson and Jackie B. Trujillo in 1989 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.