Lou P. Nieto Jr  is president of Nieto Advisory, LLC, an advisory firm that works with small and mid cap consumer foods companies. He retired in June 2009 as president of ConAgra Foods’ $8.0 B Consumer Foods business. In this role, he was responsible for the overall management and profitability of a diverse portfolio of brands and products. He joined ConAgra as President of ConAgra Meats in 2005. He was previously President/CEO of the Federated Group, a retail and foodservice focused private label business from 2002 to 2005. He was also a Group President and a Corporate Officer of Dean Foods Company from 2000 to 2002. He joined Dean Foods in 1998 after 2 years with Mission Foods, a subsidiary of the Mexican corporation, GRUMA. Prior to Mission Foods, he spent 10 years with Kraft Foods in various brand management and strategic planning roles. Lou started his career with the Quaker Oats Company in brand management where he worked for 5 years before Kraft Foods. Lou has served on the Ryder Systems, Inc and Auto Zone boards of directors since January 2007 and September 2008, respectively.