Craig Albert

Founder & Managing Partner

The founder of Saphineia, Craig is a seasoned senior food industry executive who also has extensive experience as both a professional food industry analyst (Sanford Bernstein) and institutional investor.

Previous Experience

Golding Farms Foods
President

Hearthside Foods Solutions
VP, Corporate Development

Greencore USA
Led Strategy & Corporate Development

Sheffield Asset Management
Co-Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager

Ospraie Management
Partner

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
Senior Packaged Foods Analyst

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Corporate Attorney

Dewey Ballantine
Corporate Attorney

Prior to founding Saphineia, Craig was the President of Golding Farms Foods, a private-equity backed, multi-site dressings and sauces manufacturer.

Before Golding, Craig was VP of Corporate Development at Hearthside Food Solutions, a $4bn + contract manufacturer, which he joined via its acquisition of Greencore USA. At Greencore, a $1.3bn, 13 site contract manufacturer, Craig was a member of the Senior Leadership Team and was responsible for Strategy and Corporate Development.

Prior to entering the non-branded manufacturing industry, Craig was co-owner and Portfolio Manager of Sheffield Asset Management, a $1.3bn long/short equity fund.

Before Sheffield, Craig was a Partner at Ospraie Management, a multi-billion-dollar basic industry and commodity investing firm.

Craig’s food industry expertise dates back to his days as the Sr. Packaged Foods Analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., a sell-side research firm.

Craig began his career as a corporate attorney in NYC and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Education & Accreditations

J.D.
NYU School of Law

B.A.
Lehigh University

CFA (Certified Financial Analyst)

Value Chain Skills

  • Product Costing & SKU Profitability
  • Strategy and Corporate Development
  • Asset Management
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizational Development
  • Personnel Development