John A. Shields

Homeland Stores, Inc. owns and operates supermarkets in Oklahoma. It offers groceries and general merchandise, most have delicatessens and pharmacies and some have specialty departments (ethnic foods, floral services and seafood). The company is headquartered in Edmond, OK.

Wild Oats Markets, Inc. owns and operates a natural foods supermarket chain. The company was founded in July 1987 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Intelligent Clearing Network, Inc. provides digital coupon clearing network services. It operates as an innovative software-as-a-service company that electronically validates and clears paper and digital coupons and other incentives in real time at the point-of-sale in grocery, drug and mass merchant retailers. The firm's single connection to a retailer POS can help solve the problem of mis/malredemption and fraud for the coupon industry. It is a facilitator of real-time, seamless execution for the following types of promotional programs including automating promotion management, managing complex promotions, digital or direct to card programs, fraud prevention, paper coupon validation, and real-time redemption information. The company was founded in January 2008 by Richard B. Thibedeau and Brian Schulte and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

Capital Resource Partners (Capital Resource Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by Robert C. Ammerman. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Part of Albertsons Cos., Inc., Jewel Food Stores, Inc. is an American company that operates grocery markets. The company is based in IL.

Greenmont Capital Partners LLC (Greenmont Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Mark A. Retzloff. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Arhaus LLC provides home furnishings. It offers furniture for the living and dining room area, bedroom, office furniture, lighting products, rugs, bedding and pillows and outdoor furniture. The firm provides accessories which include candles and candle holders, glass, mirrors, seasonal and decorative products, framed arts, wall and holiday accents. The company was founded by Jack Reed and John Reed in 1986 and is headquartered in Walton Hills, OH.

Ganeden Biotech, Inc. manufactures and supplies probiotic ingredients. It licenses probiotic technology for use in products in a range of applications, including functional probiotic foods and beverages, probiotic supplements, and topical applications, and feed additives for use in animal health and livestock production. The firm offers GanedenBC30, a probiotic ingredient that is used in food and beverage applications. Its ingredient, Bonicel is formulation friendly for anti-aging creams, gels, masks, serums, body lotions, cosmetics and hair care products and also Bonicel is the probiotic-derived, personal care ingredient shown to dramatically reduce signs of aging. The company was founded by Sean Farmer in 1997 and is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, OH.

ShoreBank (Chicago, Illinois) is a company based in Chicago, IL. ShoreBank (Chicago, Illinois was acquired by Urban Partnership Bank from ShoreBank Corp. on August 20, 2010.