Richard Perry is a chef, entrepreneur, and author with a passion for healthy, natural foods. A graduate of Southern Oregon University and the Western Culinary Institute, Perry founded NutriGardens® to create super-concentrated juice powders made from fresh fruits and vegetables. His flagship product, Beet Boost®, is a blend of 100% pure beet juice and tart cherry extract that reduces fatigue and muscle and joint pain. Perry has served as a private chef and published multiple cookbooks, including "The Good Home Cookbook: More Than 1000 Classic American Recipes," which was named "One of the Year's Best Cookbook's" by Food and Wine Magazine. Before NutriGardens, Perry founded and published more than 125 award-winning books as the founder of Collectors Press.

Perry's interests include healthy eating, vegan cooking, and sports nutrition. His expertise includes business management, cooking, publishing, and sports nutrition.