Summary
Jordan Frank is a seasoned Food & Beverage and CPG executive with 10 years of leadership experience driving product innovation, operational turnarounds, and M&A activity across manufacturing and consumer brands. As CEO of Bakery Express and Managing Director of its investment arm, he combines hands-on P&L ownership with active investing in minority and majority positions in CPG manufacturers. Previously he scaled an innovation-focused manufacturing startup to double revenues in year one, built King’s Hawaiian’s rapid product development engine (earning the company’s first patents), and cut development costs by 85% while tripling new-product success rates. A trained engineer with an MBA, he blends technical rigor—implementing PowerBI-driven KPIs and process improvements—with a people-first approach that raised wages and improved retention during inflationary pressure. He’s equally comfortable leading complex capital projects and advising emerging beverage brands, bringing a rare mix of operator, investor, and engineer perspectives from Windermere, Florida. An underappreciated strength is his ability to translate lab-scale innovation into profitable, scalable manufacturing lines that protect customer margins.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) General Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) General Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MBA Business Administration and Management General, MBA Business Administration and Management General at University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh