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Market Cap:$167.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$238.5M
- Public
- US
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Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Landec" or the "Company") design, develop, manufacture and sell temperature-activated and other specialty polymer products for a variety of food products, agricultural products, and licensed partner applications. This proprietary polymer technology is the foundation, and a key differentiating advantage, upon which Landec has built its business. Landec's core polymer products are based on its patented proprietary Intelimer polymers, which differ from other polymers in that they can be customized to abruptly change their physical characteristics when heated or cooled through a pre-set temperature switch. For instance, Intelimer polymers can change within the range of one or two degrees Celsius from a non-adhesive state to a highly tacky, adhesive state; from an impermeable state to a highly permeable state; or from a solid state to a viscous state. These abrupt changes are repeatedly reversible and can be tailored by Landec to occur at specific temperatures, thereby offering substantial competitive advantages in Landec's target markets. Following the sale of Landec's former direct marketing and sales seed corn company, FCD, to Monsanto in fiscal year 2007, Landec now has three core businesses Food Products Technology, Commodity Trading and Technology Licensing (see note 11 of the unaudited financial statements). ...
Apio's CEO
Ronald Lane MidyettNumber of Employees 118
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NAICS Code Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing: 325211
Recent Events
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Landec Corporation Announces Upcoming Events and Annual Report
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Landec Corporation Names Dean Hollis as New Member of Board of Directors
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Landec Corporation Reports Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Results
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Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009...
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Landec Names New VP of Business Development and Global Marketing
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Landec Corporation F1Q10 (Qtr End 08/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Tony Brenner - Roth Capital Partners Tony Brenner - Roth Capital Partners I have two questions, first of all as you recapture the rights to some of that seed technology to market it and do various...
Landec Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 05/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from Tony Brenner with Roth Capital. Gary Steele Good morning, Tony. Tony Brenner -- Roth Capital Good morning. A couple of questions, first of all, the planned decline in you buy/sell business in fiscal 2010 is – will that be in...
Landec Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 05/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Landec Corporation LNDC F4Q09 (Qtr End 05/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript July 29, 2009 11:00 am ET
Landec Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 03/01/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Nick Genova - B. Riley & Co. Nick Genova - B. Riley & Co. I wanted to ask on a comment that was in the press release that you expect operating margins to improve sequentially. Do you think that...
Landec Corporation F2Q09 (Quarter End 11/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Steven Denault – Northland Securities, Inc. Steven Denault – Northland Securities, Inc. I might have missed it, within the Apio segment, the op margin of 10.9% was down pretty considerably. How do we sort of carve...
Landec Corporation F1Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from Tony Brenner – Roth Capital Partners. Tony Brenner – Roth Capital Partners As I recall, one of the factors in your governance that was originally offered was that various cost pressures including energy would be sustained...
Landec Corporation F4Q08 (Qtr End 05/25/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you, sir. Operator instructions Our first question is from Tony Brenner from Roth Capital Partners. Sir, proceed with your question. Gary Steele Good morning, Tony. Tony Brenner – Roth Capital Partners I have a couple of questions. First is, why...
Landec Corporation F3Q08 (Qtr End 02/24/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Our first question is from Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company. Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company I notice that it looked like there was a little bit more revenue in the Packaging area this quarter. I think you had mentioned on the...
Landec F2Q08 (Qtr End 11/25/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Tony Brenner of Roth Capital Partners. Your question, please. Tony Brenner - Roth Capital Partners Thank you. Gary, can you indicate what the reason for the auditor change was? Gary T. Steele Tony, it’s...
Landec Food Subsidiary Apio, Inc. Creates New Technology Division
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Landec Corporation (Nasdaq:LNDC), a developer and marketer of technology-based polymer products for food, agricultural and licensed partner applications announced today that its food subsidiary, Apio, Inc., has created a new division located at Apio's headquarters in Guadalupe, California, which will focus on developing and marketing technology...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ronald Lane Midyett | Apio's CEO |
| David D. Taft | Chief Operating Officer |
| Gregory S. Skinner | Vice President Finance and Cfo |
| Steven Bitler | Vice President, Technology |
| Sara Duncan | |
| Geoffrey P Leonard | Secretary |
| Tae Hea Nahm | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Frank | Vice Chairman and Director of Lehman Brothers |
| Frederick Frank | Vice Chairman and Director of Lehman Brothers |
| Nick Tompkins | Chairman of the Board of Apio |
| Stephen E. Halprin | Chairman |
| Duke K. Bristow | Board of Directors |
| Fredrick Frank | Board of Directors |
| Kenneth E Jones | Board of Directors |
| Richard S. Schneider | Board of Directors |
| Robert G. Tobin | Board of Directors |
| Steven Goldby | Board of Directors |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Apio's CEO | Current |
David D. Taft, Ph.D. (age 70) has been Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 1993 and was Chief Operating Officer of Apio, Inc. from October 2002 to May 2005. Dr. Taft also served as a director of the Company from 1990 through 1995. From February 1986 to April 1993, Dr. Taft was Vice President and Group Manager of the Manufacturing Group at Raychem Corporation. From July 1983 to January 1986, Dr. Taft was Group Manager of the Telecom Group at Raychem Corporation and was appointed to the position of Vice President in October 1984. Dr. Taft has over 40 years of experience in the specialty chemical industry in research and development, sales and marketing, manufacturing and general management. Prior to joining Raychem Corporation, Dr. Taft was Executive Vice President of the Chemical Products Division and a Director of Henkel Corporation. Dr. Taft was also an executive with General Mills Chemicals and Ashland Chemical
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Vice President Finance and Cfo | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Vice President, Technology | Current |
Fredrick Frank has served as director since December 1999. Mr. Frank has been with Lehman Brothers for 39 years and was named to his current position of Vice Chairman in 1996. Before that, Mr. Frank was associated with Smith Barney where he was Vice President, Co-Director of Research, and a Director. During his 50 years on Wall Street, Mr. Frank has been involved in numerous financings and merger and acquisition transactions. He serves on the board of directors of several companies, including Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. and EPIX Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Frank is Chairman of the National Genetics Foundation and Chairman of the Irvington Institute for Immunological Research. He is a former Director and Trustee of Salk Institute. He serves on the Advisory Boards for Yale School of Organization and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center of Biomedical Innovation and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a graduate of Yale University, received an M.B.A. from Stanford University and holds a C.F.A. designation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Vice Chairman and Director of Lehman Brothers | Current |
| Irvington Institute for Immunological Research | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Diagnostic Products Corporation | Director | Current |
| Yozma | Vice Chairman, Lehman Brothers | Current |
| Salk Institute | Director | Current |
| Edouard Stern | Vice Chairman, Lehman Brothers | Current |
| Peter J. Solomon Company | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Institute for Systems Biology | Board of Directors | Current |
| IntelligentMDx | Vice Chairman | Current |
| New York Society of Security Analysts | Member | Current |
| Salk Institute | Trustee | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | vice chairman | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Director | Former |
| eSoft, Incorporated | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Yale University | undergraduate degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Yale School of Management | Advisory Director | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Vice Chairman and Director of Lehman Brothers | Current |
| Harvard School of Public Health | Advisory Director | Current |
| PureTech Ventures | Senior Advisor | Current |
| Salk Institute | Director | Current |
| Orbimed Advisors, LLC | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Epix, Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Predix Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Business Engine, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Hemobiotech, Inc. | Vice Chairman of Lehman Brothers | Current |
| Egeen Intl. Corp. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Kinemed, Inc | Vice Chairman | Current |
| EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Institute for Systems Biology | Director | Current |
| Celtic Pharma | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Ophthalmopharma AG. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Diagnostic Products Corporation | Director | Current |
| 1-800-Doctors, Inc. | Director | Current |
| EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| New York Society of Security Analysts | Board of Directors | Current |
| PDL BioPharma, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peter J. Solomon Company | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Harvard School of Public Health | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| eSoft, Incorporated | Director | Current |
| New York Society of Security Analysts | Member | Current |
| Smith Barney | Vice President | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Senior Managing Director | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | partner | Former |
| Swedish American Life Science | Board of Directors | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Director | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Barclays Capital | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Yale University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apio, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Chairman of the Board of Apio | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Apio, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Landec Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
Mr. Steve Halprin has been General Partner of OSCCO Ventures since 1971. OSCCO Ventures has been in the venture capital business concentrating on high technology opportunities primarily relating to computers, semi-conductors, communications and other businesses based upon the physical sciences. Previously, Mr. Halprin was with OSCCO s predecessor, Ocean Science Capital Corporation, a venture capital company specializing in investments relating to oceanographic technology and the offshore oil service industry. Throughout his career, Mr. Halprin has been involved in OSCCO's investments in approximately 40 companies, including Oceaneering International (NYSE), Lam Research (NASDAQ), Peerless Systems (NASDAQ), Coinstar (NASDAQ) and Landec (NASDAQ). Mr. Halprin received a B.S. in Industrial Management from MIT and an MBA from Stanford University, where he graduated in the top 3% of his class and received the Wall Street Journal Award as the top student in finance. He then worked as a researcher for the Stanford Graduate School of Business and at IMEDE, Lausanne, Switzerland in Business Policy and Strategic Planning.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Zap Ventures | General Partner, Oscco Ventures | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Peerless Systems Corporation | Former | |
| Lam Research Corporation | Former | |
| Oceaneering International, Inc. | Former | |
| Coinstar, Inc. | Former | |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. In Industrial Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mkr Group, Inc. | Current | |
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Former | |
| A-R-E-N-A.Com | Former | |
| Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Ph.D. In Financial Economics | Former |
| Indiana University | MBA | Former |
| Purdue University | B.S. In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Salk Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Yale University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Infraredx, Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| St. Francis Yacht Club | Board of Directors | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| St. Francis Yacht Club | Member | Current |
| Hills Bros | Former | |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Nebraska | Degree In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Technology Ventures | Advisor | Current |
| Uv Partners | Current | |
| Illumigen | Director | Current |
| Pacific Horizon Ventures | Board of Directors | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| 3i Ventures Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| 3i Ventures Corporation | General Partner | Former |
| Domain Associates LLC | General Partner | Former |
| Syntex Corporation | Executive | Former |
| Genetics, Inc. | Former | |
| SonoSite, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry | Former |
| University of Wisconsin | Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | Bachelor's and Master's Degrees | Former |
| University of California | B.A | Former |
Robert Tobin has served as a director since December 2004. Mr. Tobin retired from his position as CEO of Ahold USA in 2001. Mr. Tobin has 43 years of industry experience in the food retail and food service sector, having served as Chairman and CEO of Stop and Shop Supermarkets. An industry leader, Mr. Tobin serves on the Advisory Boards of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the Undergraduate Business Program at Cornell University where he received his B.S. in Agricultural Economics. Mr. Tobin is also on the board of directors of Catalina Marketing Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Catalina Marketing Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ahold USA, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| U.S. Foodservice, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Landec Corporation | member | Former |
| Food Marketing Institute Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Board Member | Former |
| Cornell University | Board Member | Former |
| Cornell University | Bachelor of Science Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Landec Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Storm Ventures, Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| Longboard, Inc. | General Partner | Current |
| Storm Ventures, Inc. | General Partner | Current |
| Refyx | Current | |
| Longboard, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Marketo, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| 5SQUARE Systems Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| Landec Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Netro Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Sina Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Venture Law Group | cofounding partner | Former |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | partner | Former |
| Berkana Wireless, Inc. | co-Chairman, investor | Former |
| The University of Chicago Law School | JD | Former |
| University of Chicago | Jd | Former |
| Harvard College | AB in Applied Mathematics | Former |
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Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009 and Conference Call for July 29, 2009
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Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009 and Conference Call for July 29, 2009
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Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28,...
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Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter
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Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009 and Conference Call for July 29, 2009
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