Lalo
More than 15 years in pecans and tree nuts as a grower and broker, with earlier careers in management consulting at BCG and McKinsey and in investing and restructuring at Clarion Partners.
Industry Advisory
Pecan and tree nut industry expertise for attorneys, accountants, and investors
When a dispute, an audit, or an investment depends on how the pecan and tree nut business really works, NFF brings an entrepreneur's approach, a grower's perspective, and long-standing industry relationships, combined with the structure and analytical discipline of top-tier consulting, investing, and restructuring experience.
Who we work with
Industry knowledge for the professionals who need it
For attorneys and litigation teams
Commercial dispute, litigation, and arbitration support
Industry context for contract disputes, quality and delivery claims, broker and supply agreements, and damages questions in the pecan, tree nut, and dried fruit trade. NFF helps legal teams understand trade practices, pricing, crop timing, and how transactions are typically structured, and can provide expert witness support where a matter requires it.
For accountants and forensic teams
Forensic accounting and financial review support
Analytical support for financial-record review, inventory and crop valuation questions, pricing and margin benchmarks, and reconciliations in agricultural and food businesses, working alongside the client's accounting professionals.
For investors, lenders, and acquirers
Due diligence and market assessment
Commercial due diligence on orchards, shellers, processors, and trading companies: market position, customer and supplier relationships, pricing exposure, and operating practices, together with a practical view of supply, demand, and price trends.
For agribusiness and food companies
Business development and benchmarking
Market entry, customer development, and performance benchmarking for growers, processors, and food companies working in specialty nuts and dried fruits.
Industry knowledge
What NFF brings to an engagement
- An entrepreneur's approach and hands-on sales experience in the nut trade
- Long-standing relationships with growers, processors, and buyers
- Pecan and tree nut pricing, crop cycles, and market trends
- Inshell and shelled trade, domestic and export markets
- Orchard operations and farm economics
- Shelling, processing, storage, and logistics
- Supply contracts, broker agreements, and trade terms
- Structured, analytical problem solving from BCG and McKinsey, and investing and restructuring experience from Clarion Partners
The team
Who you work with
Dan Zedan
Founder and Senior Advisor of NFF, with more than 40 years in the pecan industry. Former corporate officer of Navarro Pecan Company, longtime National Pecan Shellers Association leader and champion of industry grades and standards, and recipient of the NPSA Lifetime Achievement Award.
How an engagement begins
Each engagement begins with a confidential conversation about the situation, the support needed, and whether NFF's experience is the right fit.
Where appropriate, work is coordinated with the client's attorneys, accountants, or other professional advisers.