Al Rodrigues

Founding Member @Meaningful Partners

Minneapolis, MN, US
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2019 — Present

Founding Member @Meaningful Partners

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At Meaningful Partners, we believe Purpose and Profit are inextricably linked. We invest in middle market and growth consumer companies that have earned customer trust and loyalty, demonstrate a commitment to all stakeholders and are led by management teams empowering positive purpose and performance. Led by operators and investors, our unique membership-based operating model brings together 50 capital and discipline experts across consumer sectors to accelerate the growth and performance of our partner companies. Our team brings over 800 years of experience in scaling and building companies. More at

SKILLS

Demand PlanningFoodFood SafetyLean ManufacturingFast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)Food Industry5sTpmManufacturingContinuous ImprovementFmcgInventory ManagementHaccpStrategic PlanningP&L ManagementSupply Chain ManagementFood ProcessingCross-Functional Team LeadershipConsumer ProductsSupply ChainProduction PlanningFood ManufacturingTotal Productive Maintenance (Tpm)

ABOUT AL RODRIGUES

40+ years in Food related manufacturing experience. I currently own and operate OpsConnect LLC, a consulting service to the food industry. I work with a number of clients in areas of people and strategy development as well as identifying manufacturing and commercialization partners for new businesses. I had worked as a Plant Manager and Director of Operations for 25 years with responsbility for 19 plant locations in North America in a wide variety of food manufacturing platforms. The last 8 years of my career with General Mills had been spent growing and developing an externally focused supply chain and enabling growth through the identification and commercialization of innovation based products, both domestically and most recently internationally in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Develop partnerships with strategic manufacturers to deliver against aggressive timelines and the need for rapid innovation in the marketplace.

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