Juggernaut Capital Partners

The firm's sector-specialist positioning means its deal flow comes primarily through relationships with food brokers, co-packers, retail buyers and the consumer-brand advisory network rather than broad auction processes. Shulman's two-decade focus on consumer investing in the DC-to-New York corridor has built a sourcing network that identifies brands at the point where they are outgrowing natural-grocery shelves and preparing for mass-retail expansion.