Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2026

Interview with the Co-Founder and CEO: Buda Juice, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:BUDA)

Lonsdale-Hands, Horatio
Horatio Lonsdale-Hands is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Buda Juice, Inc. Mr. Lonsdale-Hands has over 40 years of experience in senior management across the food and beverage, telecommunications, and hospitality industries. Previously, he was involved in multiple companies in the food and hospitality industries, holding positions including chairman and chief executive officer, president and board member. From 2000 to 2013, he was Co-Founder and President of Advance Global Communications, Inc. (AGC), a company involved in international telecommunications and an early adopter of voice over IP (VoIP) technology. From 1989 through 1998, Mr. Lonsdale-Hands was Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZuZu, Inc., a fast-casual restaurant chain and is credited with coining the term “fast casual. From 1982 to 1988, he was Co-Founder and President of Nipper’s Champagne Clubs, a hospitality company that focused on upscale entertainment venues with locations in Montecito and Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Lonsdale-Hands has served on the boards or executive committees of Arby’s Inc., Advance Global Communication, ZuZu, Inc., and the Rodeo Drive Committee. He was educated at Harrow School in the U.K. He is certified in HACCP and food safety. Profile
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TWST: Good afternoon, Horatio. You are not only the CEO, but also the co-founder of Buda Juice. This is our first time speaking to you as you only started trading publicly