American Cannabis
- Breck Speed
Breck Speed has been in the beverage business for over 30 years as an entrepreneur, a business consolidator, and a packaging supplier. He is known for having a ābig pictureā vision of the beverage market and an innovative approach to capitalizing on opportunities within the market.
Speed is the past Chairman and CEO of Mountain Valley Spring Company and its packaging subsidiary Veriplas Containers. Mountain Valley, known as āAmericaās Premium Waterā, bottles its branded products in glass and recycled PET. It also has become a leading bottler and packaging supplier to new and emerging beverages in the rapidly changing beverage marketplace.
Currently, Breck has focused his efforts on the emerging cannabis market particularly on the beverage segment. He is an investor in and COO of Farmington Research, a licensed processor of hemp and manufacturer of extract used in beverages.
Breck is a graduate of Tulane University and the University of Arkansas School of Law. He serves on a number of business and charitable boards and is the Past Chairman of the International Bottled Water Association.