Our Exceptional Team

Ted Jacoby, III is the President and CEO of T.C. Jacoby & Company, one of North America’s premier dairy product trading companies. After graduating from Cornell University in 1991, Jacoby entered the dairy industry working for Bongard’s Creameries, gaining valuable experience in the challenges of fluid milk and cheese processing in a dairy plant. Jacoby earned his MBA from Washington University in 1996 and credits the combination of his food science degree, dairy plant experience and graduate school business and finance knowledge for his understanding of dairy pricing and industry issues. He joined T.C. Jacoby & Company in 1996 and relocated to the company’s recently opened Mexico City office. In 1998 he returned to the St. Louis office to develop the company’s cheese business and used his expertise to manage price risk and trade futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The company began integrating risk management into all aspects of the business in the early 2000s. The cheese and risk management businesses grew together under his leadership. Jacoby began managing the Trading Group in 2010 and moved into the role of President and CEO in December 2015.

Gus Jacoby is President, Fluid Dairy Ingredients & Dairy Support for T.C. Jacoby & Company. With a Food Science degree from the University of Missouri and an MBA in Economics from Saint Louis University, Jacoby entered the dairy industry at Schreiber Foods, serving as Team Advisor and Ingredient Sales Manager. He joined T.C. Jacoby & Company in 2001 as Manager, Filtered Milk Sales and moved up to Director, Butterfat and Filtered Milk Programs as new product lines were introduced. Jacoby currently oversees the Fluid Dairy Group for T.C. Jacoby & Company, offering value to customers through the sales and distribution of producer farm milk, condensed and filtered milk supplies, sweet and whey creams and bulk butter.

Brianne Breed is Senior Vice President, Cheese Sales for T.C. Jacoby & Company. After graduating from Rockhurst University with multiple degrees and obtaining a Masters from the University of Missouri, Breed joined T.C. Jacoby & Company in 2003. She began as Marketing Assistant to the Cheese Group, handling the day to day communication and relationships with cheese manufacturers, suppliers and customers. She managed cheese inventories, arranged logistics and negotiated rates for both contract and spot sales, and maintained all shipment paperwork to ensure the company was paid in a timely manner. In 2006 Breed was promoted to Cheese Sales Manager and subsequently Vice President, Cheese Sales, developing creative solutions for Jacoby’s current cheese suppliers and customers and pursuing new opportunities both domestically and globally. She oversees the day to day operations of all cheese transactions and manages the team of customer service representatives and logistics coordinators to streamline processes.