A procurement professional with 25+ years of experience in the development and implementation of risk management and procurement strategies.  Beginning in 1982 with sugar markets for the 7-UP Company and then moving to the bakery industries in 1994, Joe Schmidt has spent the majority of his career sourcing the “hard to find” bakery ingredients and developing new methods for taking the volatility out of some of the key commodity markets.  His analysis of market trends has enabled many bakers to take more control of their ingredient budgets and stabilize profits.