Bio

Robert J. Parnow has over 35 years of food manufacturing experience. Prior to forming Plaza Belmont, Mr. Parnow was Vice President of Manildra Milling Corporation. Mr. Parnow previously held management, production and technical positions with Holly Farms, ConAgra, Archer Daniels Midland, Pillsbury and Peavey Company. He is active in the food industry with memberships in Allied Trades of the Baking Industry, the Young Baking Executives of the ABA, the Institute of Food Technologists, and the American Association of Cereal Chemists. He has served as President and on the Board of Directors of SPI Foods and Premier Blending and as a board member of Hilton House Foods, Casa de Oro Foods and MaMa Rosa’s. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Labriola Baking Company. Mr. Parnow has a B.S. degree in Food Science from the University of Minnesota and a MBA from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.