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Landec Corp.

(LNDC) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$167.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$238.5M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

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). ...

Number of Employees 118
Contact Information

3603 Haven Ave

Menlo Park, California 94025

landec.com

(650) 306-1650

NAICS Code Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing: 325211

Recent Events

  • Ameriprise, Hoku, Nike Rise; Darden Falls

    9/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Announces Upcoming Events and Annual Report

    9/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Names Dean Hollis as New Member of Board of Directors

    8/04/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Reports Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Results

    7/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009...

    7/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Landec Names New VP of Business Development and Global Marketing

    6/26/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

landec corp. - All News and Analysis

  • Landec Corporation F1Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-01

    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...

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  • Landec Corporation F4Q08 (Qtr End 05/25/08) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-01

    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...

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  • Landec Corporation F3Q08 (Qtr End 02/24/08) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-04-17

    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...

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  • Landec F2Q08 (Qtr End 11/25/07) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-01-04

    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...

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  • Landec Food Subsidiary Apio, Inc. Creates New Technology Division

    - 2005-06-21

    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...

    Tags: Apio Inc., Company, Landec Corp.

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

Array

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

Executive News

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    PR Newswire - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Swedish-American Life Science Summit (SALSS) to Address Major Issues Including Healthcare Reform, Synthetic Biology and Innovative Financing for Biotechs

    Pharma Live - 8/18/09 - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009 and Conference Call for July 29, 2009

    DiGiTAL50 - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009 and Conference Call for July 29, 2009

    Reuters - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28,...

    Forbes.com - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Landec Corporation Schedules Fiscal Year 2009 and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for July 28, 2009 and Conference Call for July 29, 2009

    Street Insider - 7/02/09 - View Story

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     LNDC $6.35 -0.13 (-2.01% )
Average Volume 81,284
Shares Outstanding 26.36M
Market Cap 167.4M
Year High 7.86
Year Low 3.87
Earnings Per Share 0.27
P/E Ratio 23.52
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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