Jeffrey has worked in the chocolate and confectionery industry for the past 30 years, holding a variety of roles at Mars, Nestle, and Blommer Chocolate. In addition to cocoa and chocolate, he has been involved with and managed many other commodity categories, including sugar, corn-derived sweeteners, dairy, tropical oils, tree nuts, polyols, eggs, stabilizers, and vanilla. Jeffrey has been involved in trade and agriculture policy discussions and lobbying in Washington DC; has been a contributor to industry publications such as Dow Jones Newswire, CNBC Reuters Business and Financial News, and the Wall Street Journal; and has been a regular speaker at number of industry events and conferences. More recently, he has been a contributor to McKeany-Flavell covering a broad range of topics and lending his insight on commodities for our customers and helping them navigate their spend and exposure.

Kevin joined McKeany-Flavell in 1999, quickly becoming our point person on sugar trade with Mexico. Over the years, Kevin has increased his role within our information sales team, advising clients in the food and beverage industries on sugar, corn sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate, and edible oils. Kevin is responsible for much of the sugar intelligence prepared for our clients, focusing on supply and demand, market trends, international trade, government policy, and risk-management. A valuable contributor to the ingredient sales team, Kevin helps suppliers and users with the sale and purchase of many commodities. Kevin holds a Series 3 securities license.