Atlanta, GA, USA, February 23, 2023 — Food industry expert Kirk Halpern, Founder and CEO of Farmers & Fishermen, is being honored for his years of community service and business acumen. His son, Ben Halpern, who serves as Executive Vice President, continues his father’s vision as they launched Farmers & Fishermen in 2019, pivoting to create one of the fastest-growing home delivery companies in the nation. Farmers & Fishermen is dedicated to supplying their valued food service and home delivery customers with the highest quality meat, seafood, and specialty products available predominately from small farmers, fishermen and niche producers.
The latest award for Kirk Halpern, was recently announced by headline sponsor Wipfli LLP, who shared that Halpern has been selected as a 2023 Georgia Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Georgia’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion. Collectively the 2023 Georgia Titan 100 and their companies employ upwards of 118,000 individuals and generate over $36 billion dollars in annual revenues. Halpern’s non-profit leadership includes having formerly served as the Board Chair of Goodwill of North Georgia, helping to get people back to work.
At Farmers & Fishermen, Ben’s role encompasses everything from sales to marketing to operations. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Temple Emanu-El and works to focus on a community of inclusion by working with individuals with special needs. Ben earned his bachelor’s degrees in Business Management and Marketing from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. For more information visit www.farmersandfishermen.com
