Charles Kosmont

Charles Kosmont has had a multi-faceted career involved in managing and investing in food, agribusiness and nutrition companies. He has managed a variety of entrepreneurial companies including those involved in rapid growth, troubled situations and start-up endeavors.

Mr. Kosmont is the CEO of Steven Roberts Original Desserts LLC. Mr. Kosmont is also Chairman of Fabes Natural Gourmet, Inc., Van Nuys, CA. Fabes manufactures and markets a line of branded desserts for ingredient minded people who are seeking high quality desserts that are natural, sugar-free, vegan or organic.

In 1997, Mr. Kosmont co-founded Next Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irvine, CA. Next is developer of patented ingredients from plants used for self-care purposes.

During its period of rapid growth, from the middle of 1994 through the first quarter of 1996, he was President of the MET-Rx companies, Irvine, CA. MET-Rx was one the largest sports nutrition companies in the United States with national distribution in health, natural and mainstream retail stores.

Previously, Mr. Kosmont was a co-founder and CFO of Westbrae Natural, Inc. (originally named Vestro Foods), based in Carson, a publicly traded company that acquired and managed natural food companies.

In the late 1980's, Mr. Kosmont turned around Monterey Peninsula Horticulture, Inc., Salinas, CA. MPH, through its Growers Transplanting subsidiary, is one of the largest vegetable seedling and transplanting companies in the world. Through its branded Rocket Farms subsidiary, MPH grows and supplies well-known retailers with ornamental plants in containers, such as poinsettias and orchids.

After completing the Entrepreneur Program with honors and receiving his MBA from the Marshall School of Business (USC) in 1982, Mr. Kosmont joined and later became a Partner of Princeton/Montrose Partners, a venture capital limited partnership, which invested in food and agribusiness companies.

Steven Fabos

Steven Fabos is an experienced baker having learned the trade working for master bakers in his early years. Mr. Fabos purchased Heidi’s Retail Bakery in Glendale, CA. He grew Heidi’s into a multi-unit bakery chain specializing in wedding cakes.

In 1984 he purchased a plant in Sun Valley, CA which was converted to Heidi’s Fine Desserts. Heidi’s grew rapidly to national prominence and in 1987 Mr. Fabos sold it to Vestro Foods, Inc. Vestro was a publicly traded food acquisition company. Mr. Fabos stayed on board overseeing operations and helping Heidi’s become a premier player in the dessert industry.

Mr. Fabos earned a BA in Sociology and Psychology form Sonoma State University in CA.