Food and Beverage Expert Witnesses in Delaware

This expert has a wide ranging expertise in organic chemistry, polymers, and materials science. He earned his doctorate at the California Institute of Technology and gained post-graduate experience at AT&T Bell Laboratories. His current research includes the synthesis, physical characterization, and application of dendritic and hyperbranched polymers and materials for marine applications, such as repellents for sharks and dolphins, sea lamprey control agents, and anti-fouling agents, food chemistry and cosmetic chemistry.

This expert earned his Ph.D in Hospitality and Tourism Management at Purdue University. His research interests focus on the areas technology and foodservice; he has successfully published works in Hospitality Review Journal and Journal of Foodservice Business Research. His teaching experience include food and beverage management and hospitality management.

This expert has over 35 years of owning and operating independent restaurants, now "coaching" restaurateurs in purchasing, planning, opening, and operations of the business. This includes restaurant turnarounds - that is, troubled restaurants needing a coach in troubled times in ALL aspects of the restaurant business. He has advised landlords, lenders, investors, and operator/owners of independent restaurants including: Vernick Food & Drink, Philadelphia; The Pop Shop, Collingswood & Medford, NJ; The Green Line Cafes in Philadelphia; Sang Kee in Philadelphia & Cherry Hill, NJ; 320 Market Cafe in Swarthmore, PA; The Silver Spoon in Wayne, PA; and many more

This marketing expert has extensive experience in food marketing, marketing research, and consumer behavior. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with his BA in cultural anthropology and his BS in economics before earning both his MA and PhD in marketing from Yale University. He is a member of the Society for Consumer Psychology and has held positions such as board director of the Student Federal Credit Union at the University of Pennsylvania and marketing consultant at ZS Associates. This expert is also involved in his field as an author of several peer-reviewed publications and as a speaker at multiple industry conferences throughout his career. He has previously served as a consultant for major companies such as Pepsi and is currently an assistant professor in food marketing at a business school in Pennsylvania.