Matthew has over 25 years of corporate finance and investment banking experience within the food industry specializing in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, with particular expertise in simultaneously executing multi-market divestiture processes with numerous buyers. Select clients have included Ahold, Albertson’s, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Belle, BI-LO, Brookshire, C&K, C&S, Central, Delhaize, Fiesta, Food Lion, Kroger, KVAT, Lowes, Piggly Wiggly Carolina, Piggly Wiggly Midwest, Publix, Raley’s, Rio Ranch, Roth, Rouses, Schnucks, SpartanNash, Supervalu, Tops, W Lee Flowers, Whole Foods and Winn-Dixie. Mr. Morris also has experience providing clients in bankruptcy with strategic advisory and divestiture services. Over the past five years, Mr. Morris has been an advisor on over 125 transactions representing approximately 1,200 stores. Prior to founding The Food Partners, Mr. Morris served as a Manager at KPMG Retail Ventures, KPMG’s most successful corporate finance group in the United States. Mr. Morris began his career as an attorney at the US Securities and Exchange Commission.