Constellation Brands

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies, combining a rich heritage of great food with a sharpened focus on innovation. With approximately 18,000 employees across 50 production and distribution facilities throughout North America, the company generates $11.2 billion in annual revenue. Conagra's portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands serves consumers in virtually every aisle of the grocery store, offering contemporary choices for every occasion and reaching millions of households daily. Since its founding in 1919 as Nebraska Consolidated Mills, Conagra has evolved into a powerhouse in the consumer packaged goods industry. The company's century-long legacy is marked by continuous growth and adaptation to changing consumer needs. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Conagra Brands has established itself as a trusted name in American households, with beloved brands that have become staples in pantries across the nation. The company remains committed to driving innovation while maintaining its core mission of making great food accessible to everyone.

Holley Performance Brands is the undisputed leader in high-performance automotive aftermarket products. For over 120 years, Holley has driven the cutting edge of fuel-system design, evolving from carburetor pioneer to the market-leading manufacturer of electronic fuel injection systems. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of products including fuel systems, ignition components, exhaust systems, and performance accessories through iconic brands like MSD, Flowmaster, Hurst, NOS, and Weiand. Headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Holley serves millions of automotive enthusiasts worldwide across street performance, racing, and marine applications. The company's products power every NASCAR Sprint Cup team and serve as the spec EFI system in NHRA Pro Stock racing. Holley's vertically integrated operations span engineering, manufacturing, and distribution, enabling the company to maintain quality control while delivering innovative solutions that push the boundaries of automotive performance.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates critical energy infrastructure across Delaware, Maryland, Florida, and adjacent states, distributing natural gas, electricity, and propane to hundreds of thousands of residential and industrial customers. Founded in 1859 and publicly traded on NYSE under ticker CPK, the company runs a diversified portfolio through subsidiaries including Florida Public Utilities, Eastern Shore Natural Gas, Sharp Energy, and Aspire Energy. The threat surface spans physical infrastructure - field technicians checking meters, control room operators monitoring systems 24/7 - and the digital layer managing those operations through SAP S4HANA, Azure, Databricks, and analytics tooling like Power BI and SAP Analytics Cloud. The security model reflects the dual nature of utility operations: operational technology monitoring critical distribution systems around the clock, and enterprise IT supporting business processes across multiple states. The stack includes standard enterprise defenses - multi-factor authentication, firewalls, IPS - layered over HANA databases and cloud infrastructure. As the company expands into renewable natural gas and compressed natural gas solutions, the attack surface extends to newer infrastructure integrations while maintaining legacy systems serving manufacturing plants, commercial facilities, and residential customers built over 160-plus years of operations. The operational reality is field-distributed: technicians working physical assets, centralized control rooms watching system telemetry, and backend systems processing transactions for utility services that can't go down. Safety protocols are emphasized throughout operations, which in a cybersecurity context translates to managing risk across both IT and OT domains where service interruption has immediate physical consequences. The company's ongoing renewable energy investments suggest infrastructure modernization is active, creating the classic utility challenge of securing evolving systems while maintaining legacy operational continuity.

We are a team of experienced professionals who bring technological insight to operational challenges for government and commercial customers. Our work focuses on delivering advanced capabilities across cyber, space, maritime, electronic warfare, and AI/ML domains. About half of our team are military veterans, and 95% hold TS/SCI clearances, so we understand the mission environments our operators face every day. Since starting in 2016, we have focused on bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world operational needs. Our approach combines deep technical expertise with hands-on mission understanding - we have worked across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, so we know what it takes to transition technology from the lab into the field. The work demands independence, determination, and credibility, values that guide how we operate every day.

Applied Research Associates (ARA) is a globally recognized, 100% employee-owned research and engineering company that has been delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges since 1979. With offices throughout the United States and Canada and more than 1,000 employee-owners, ARA serves government and industry clients across national security, infrastructure, health solutions, and energy & environment sectors. Our team of experts - most holding advanced degrees in engineering and physical sciences - tackles the most challenging technical problems through research, engineering, and technical support services. ARA's employee-ownership culture drives our commitment to excellence and innovation. Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), every employee shares in the company's success, creating a vested interest in delivering superior results. We approach every project as an opportunity to exceed expectations, developing mission-critical technologies that improve safety, security, and quality of life. From developing blast design software used worldwide to creating physiological modeling tools for medical applications, ARA's work directly impacts millions and addresses problems of national importance.

Restaurant Brands International operates one of the world's largest quick service restaurant networks, with over 32,000 locations spanning more than 100 countries. Founded in 2014 through a $12.5 billion merger, RBI manages four franchised brands - Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs - generating nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales. Nearly all restaurants are operated by independent franchisees who leverage RBI's centralized systems and brand infrastructure. The company's operational model presents a distinctive security surface area: a franchise-first structure where brand recognition and operational consistency depend on protecting point-of-sale systems, payment processing infrastructure, and customer data across tens of thousands of independently operated locations. RBI's security posture must account for a highly distributed threat model - supply chain vulnerabilities, third-party payment gateways, mobile ordering platforms, and the physical-digital convergence inherent to modern quick service operations. Millions of daily transactions flow through systems that balance franchisee autonomy with corporate standards for data handling and compliance. Headquartered in Canada and led by CEO Joshua Kobza, RBI's security operations support a global footprint where regulatory requirements shift by jurisdiction - GDPR in Europe, provincial privacy laws in Canada, state-level breach notification rules across the U.S. The technical challenge involves securing legacy POS systems alongside newer digital ordering channels, mobile apps, and loyalty program databases, all while maintaining franchise partner trust and operational uptime. The scale of the operation means infrastructure decisions ripple across multiple brands and regulatory environments simultaneously.