Michael McNicholas founded Culinary Collaborations LLC in 2019 with a mission to improve to-go sushi in North America. He leads a team of passionate specialists creating clean, all-natural, sustainable, and traceable ingredients for large sushi operators nationwide. A dedicated food safety advocate, he has led Culinary Collaborations to GFSI certification and MSC/ASC Chain Of Custody certification. A longtime advocate for electronic traceability, Mr. McNicholas serves as Chairman of the supervisory board of the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST). A proud member of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), he is also the founding chairman of the NFI Sushi Council, launched in 2023.
