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OverviewBorn,
April 6, 1956, subject has worked extensively in "designer foods"
and alternative nutrition products since 1981. He is a graduate
of L.A. Valley College ('75), a Vietnam-era veteran ('75-'78),
and the founder
of a multi-million dollar company now traded on the NASDAQ
(Nutrition For Life, 1984). He is the founder
of Lumen Foods (1986), and its popular internet site
(soybean.com, 1995), which currently manufacturers
the best-selling vegetarian "meat" snack on the North American
continent, Stonewall's
Jerquee.He
is the author of The Lumen Book
(1986), an interdisciplinary work on vegetarianism and the role
of meat analogs, with over 40,000 copies in print. Caton
has been a speaker on the emerging importance
of soy protein for over 10 years. A keynote speaker at the
International Soyfoods Conference in Mexico City in 1997, Mr. Caton
has been a proponent of the ecological need to substitute animal
proteins for vegetable proteins for nearly 20 years. His
designer foods are a reflection of that position.
Education & Work History- L.A. Valley College, 1974-75. A.A. Social Sciences.
- U.S. Navy, Crytologist, 1975-78.
(TS-SI & satcom clearances)
- Founder/President, Richland Foods, 1981-83.
Early development company of soy-based meat replacement meat replacement products (analogs).
- Founder, Consumer Express, 1984.
Direct sales company, later became Nutrition For Life International, now traded as NFLI (NASDAQ).
- Founder, Lumen Foods (soybean.com), 1986.
President, 1986-1997. Active with company, 1986-Present.
Manufacturer of soy-based meat replacements, specializing in intermediate moisture (IM mode) food products with extended shelf-life capability. Covers retail, commercial, industrial, military and government accounts. Packaged, bulk, and private label. Foreign and domestic.
Personal- A resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana,
Mr. Caton is married to Cathryn E. Caton.
They have one son. He is an Amateur Extra Class ham radio
operator (N5OY), practicing herbologist, and
life-long student of interdisciplinary studies.
Questions or comments can be sent to Mr. Caton
via fax, or through
this site's email center.
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