It has been a pleasure working with FSIC! Jerry and his team are great business partners and fully represent our best interests when working with our vendors.

- Attila Szabo
President and Operating Partner
WildFin NW LLC/BrewsBrothers LLC

About Us

JERRY WILHITE – President / C.E.O.

Jerry brings 34 years of foodservice experience to FSIC working with all participants in the foodservice supply chain.

He worked with U.S. Foodservice for 22 years in all aspects of the distribution business including: Corporate National Accounts, Division President, VP of Sales, Accounts Payable and Receivables, Purchasing and Operations. Jerry also was a Division President for Food Services of America.

As VP of Corporate National Account Sales, Western Region, Jerry was key in developing programs for chains such as Marie Callender's, Restaurants Unlimited, Cheesecake Factory, Claim Jumper and Wolfgang Puck's. Jerry was responsible for over 1,000 National Account Programs. Jerry also was involved in mergers and acquisitions for US Foodservice.

Jerry's family has over 350 combined years of foodservice distribution experience that dates back to 1911.

Jerry is, and has been, actively involved in various restaurant industry associations as well as on their board of directors.

Jerry lives in Colorado Springs with his wife Lorie, and has three sons: Matt 27, Marc 24 and Chris 18.

Jerry is an Alumni of the University of Oregon. "Go Ducks!"

DANA D. SHARRON – Principle / Auditor

Dana has 15 years of foodservice related experience from the retail through the distributor level.

He spent 10 years with S.E. Rykoff , Rykoff/Sexton and U.S. Foodservice through multiple mergers and acquisitions in Los Angeles, CA, Lisle, IL. and La Mirada, CA.

He managed several areas within these companies ranging from National Account Administration, Contract Compliance, Hazardous Material Documentation, Audit and Customer Service.

As Director of National Account Administration, his primary concentration was Price lists and pricing (weekly/monthly), Contract pricing, Contract negotiation (both vendor and customer), Contract compliance, Data consolidation and tracking, Reporting and Auditing. His principal accounts being local, regional and national chains. Dana performed most of the audits required by the customers while at S.E.Rykoff and Rykoff/Sexton.

Dana holds a Masters in Business Administration from University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA.

Dana lives in Laguna Niguel, CA and has two daughters, Mia 18 (University of Oregon) and Kylie 11.

CHARLES K. WILHITE– Principle / Legal

Charles has been with FSIC, Inc. since its inception. He has been responsible for all legal issues, including writing, reviewing, analyzing all documents FSIC, Inc. agreements, as well as, all other legal issues.

Charles has a Doctorate degree from University of PHX, a Master’s degree from UCLA and a degree in Criminal Law from University of Illinois.

Charles earned his law degree in 1996 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1997. In addition to his law degree he has a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology and Bachelor's Degrees in Criminal Justice and Political Science.

LORIE E. WILHITE– VP, "IntelliSpend" Data Manager

Lorie brings many years of experience in Foodservice Distribution, and office management, with a focus on price management. Lorie has spent 11 years with FSIC, Inc. in many aspects including the "data management" of the FSIC "Intellispend" system.

Lorie attended Oregon College of Education.

Lorie lives in Colorado Springs, Co. and has raised three fine young men: Mathew, Marc and Chris.

RICHARD PALAGANO - Consultant-East Coast

Rich brings over 20 years of service in the hospitality industry to FSIC's vast list of distributor and operator experience, In positions that have included Director of Purchasing, Corporate Director of Purchasing, and Vice President of Purchasing,

Rich is a consultant who sees the value of what FSIC has to offer and is FSIC's Sales representative on the East Coast.

Rich has led the procurement process in such areas as food cost control; development of supplier distribution agreements; and contract compliance. Rich's dynamic career in New York City at such diverse companies as Restaurant Associates, The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Abigail Kirsch Caterers, and Bowlmor Lanes, provides FSIC with a seasoned professional on the EAST COAST who knows the challenges operators face managing pricing and keeping spend under control.

Rich attended Iona College, and lives in New York with his wife Laurie, and son, Jake.

ROXANNE TSAI – Director of Administration & Compliance

Roxanne brings 13 years of service in the restaurant industry to FSIC.

Roxanne worked at Restaurants Unlimited ("RUI") in a variety of positions, including Buyer responsible for product procurement, distribution, contract pricing and compliance for RUI's multi-concept restaurants operating in 14 states.

Roxanne holds a BA degree in Geography from the University of Washington, and lives in Seattle with her husband and two young children, Aliya and Caleb. Roxanne enjoys travel, photography, music and spending time with friends and family.

JEFF SCHELL –Director of the "IntelliSpend" Database and Website

Jeff brings 11 years of programming and web development experience to FSIC. He spent 8 years with Gibson Tech Ed, Inc. developing and managing its educational software across all operating systems as well as bringing it to the web. He spent 3 years developing websites for Lighthouse Marketing Group, LLC. giving clients a presence in web and social media.

He currently lives in San Diego, Ca. and attends the University of California, San Diego as a Computer Science major.

MARY THOMSON – Director of Marketing

Mary Thomson has been actively working in the field of marketing for 28 years, developing strategies for start-ups, traditional "bricks and mortar" companies as well as non-profit organizations. She has a background in pre-IPO companies, where she managed product development, marketing, public relations, and brand development.

Featured in the Journal of Commerce magazine honoring Women in International Trade in 2002, Mary has an extensive background in marketing, strategic planning, and research. She has held key managerial positions in the consumer packaged goods industry, including Dun & Bradstreet's Dataquest, and A.C. Nielsen Company, and Gallo Winery.

Mary holds a Master's degree in Economics from San Jose State University, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from University of California, Santa Cruz.

Mary currently sits on the board of Women in Logistics, a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating professional learning in all aspects of supply chain and logistics arena.

 

Control Maverick Purchasing

Frequently, growing chains have multiple suppliers and allow individual units to operate in a decentralized purchasing program. This may be the way to go when your company is small, but when it grows you end up paying more due to missed rebate dollars. FSIC can help you aggregate your purchasing across all units and suppliers, saving you money in the long run