Consulting

Cyrus Settineri has spent a lifetime at the cutting edge of the food business.

It all began with Mr. Settineri’s mentors – his father and uncle (Cy & Joe Settineri). They were pioneers, developing the first Italian frozen food company in the United States; Roman Products. While revolutionizing the food industry by inventing frozen pizza, they also gave birth to a young man’s passions.

Mr. Settineri remains true to this legacy today, having created one of the most innovative and successful food brokerage firms in the business.

Prior to founding CS Brokers in 1982, Mr. Settineri had a broad range of experiences within the food industry that continue to serve him well today. He worked for a food brokerage company in the New York metropolitan area, then in several restaurants, and eventually owning two restaurants in Connecticut.
In addition to the lessons learned from his father and uncle, Settineri also credits the efforts of many other people as instrumental to the success CS Brokers now enjoys.

So, it should be no surprise that Mr. Settineri takes every opportunity to ‘give back’. He has been speaker at symposiums and seminars worldwide, sharing his three decades of experience.

Ever increasing the scope of his endeavors, CS Brokers has now developed a national sales network for two of its vendors.

Consulting on product development, sales and marketing, is a service offered to new, current and future clients.

Testimonials

**We have been working with CS Brokers for the past six months. We are delighted with their performance, as they have significantly exceeded our sales goals and have been a pleasure to work with. Cyrus and his team are truly partners in our business.

-Bill Stewart, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Tom Clark Confections, Inc.

**Your presentations were valuable to us, several people commented on you and thanked me for including you in our program. In addition, your unique and effective presentation style and sense of humor added so much to the program, and all of our other events! You are one of the reasons that our conference was such a success – thank you for traveling all the way to South Africa to share your expertise and experience with us.

- Amanda Hilligas, AGOA Trade Advisor – Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub

** I have been working with Cyrus and CS Brokers since 1999. At that time, No Pudge! was very small and virtually unknown, yet Cyrus saw something that many other brokers did not and was willing to take on my line and pioneer it. His guidance and counsel have proven to be invaluable and our distribution and sales in New England have grown significantly. Over the years Cyrus has become a trusted broker (two words not often spoken together…) and a valued friend.

- Lindsay Frucci, President – NO PUDGE! Brownie Mix

Speaking Resume

Guest Speaker – AGOA – USAID Conference
Hotel le Vendome – Seapoint – Cape Town, South Africa- October 2006
Topic: Exporting to the US

Guest Speaker – NASFT Fancy Food Show
Javitts Center – New York, USA – July 2004
Topic: Working with Brokers

Guest Speaker – NASFT – Fancy Food Show
Moscone Center, San Francisco – January 2004
Topic: Working with Brokers

Guest Speaker – Caribbean Export Group
3 West Club, New York – June 2003
Topic: Exporting to the U.S.

U.S. Delegate to Agroalimentare
March 2002 – Agrigento, Sicily
An expo joining delegates from around the world to meet with Sicilian food & wine producers looking to export.

Guest Speaker – The Jamaican Food Trade: Improving Competitiveness in the US
November 2001 – Pegasus Le Meridien – Kingston, Jamaica
Topic: The Importance of Choosing the Right Broker

Guest Speaker – NASFT Inaguaral Vendor and Broker Breakfast
July 2001 – Javitts Center – New York, USA
Topic: Hiring and Managing Brokers

Guest Speaker – Carribean Export Group
June 1998 – Loew’s Hotel Conference Center – New York, USA
Topic: Brokers and Sales

Guest Speaker – Carribean Export Group
May 1998 – University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Topic: Exporting Specialty Foods to the US Market

Guest Speaker – NASFT Taste of Success Seminar
April 1996 – Scottsdale Plaza Resort – Scottsdale, Arizona
Topic: Selling Mass Market Retailers

Guest Speaker – NASFT Taste of Success Seminar
May 1995 – Turnberry Isle Resort – Aventura, Florida
Topic: Selling Mass Market Retailers

Guest Speaker – NASFT Fancy Food Show
Foods From Britain Seminar – July 1994 – Fancy Food Show, NYC
Topic: The Role of the Broker

Guest Speaker – NASFT Taste of Success Seminar
April 1994 – Del Coranado, San Diego, California
Topic: How to Work with Brokers