October Luncheon

Featuring Michelle Sparrow, Co-founder and CEO of Little Brown Bird Foods

BCSJ invites you to our October Networking Luncheon, where connection and community take center stage. This month, we’ll hear from Michelle Sparrow, Co-Founder and CEO of Little Brown Bird Foods, who will share her inspiring journey from a career in healthcare and education to leading a thriving family-owned retail and manufacturing business in South Jersey. Little Brown Bird Foods (LBB) is a family-owned group of businesses that includes Sparrow’s retail shops in Haddonfield and Reading Terminal Market, Little Brown Bird Bakery, and LBB’s contract manufacturing division in Pennsauken, NJ. Michelle’s story highlights resilience, entrepreneurship, and the power of family in building lasting success.

Come network with peers, exchange ideas, and gain inspiration while strengthening your connections in the commercial real estate community. Don’t miss this opportunity to build relationships and be part of South Jersey’s growing business network.

Luncheon Details
Thursday, October 16, 2025
11:45am-2:00pm
The Legacy Club
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

About the Speaker:
Michelle is co-founder and CEO of Little Brown Bird Foods (LBB) in South Jersey. LBB is a family-owned set of businesses including Sparrow’s retail shops in Haddonfield and Reading Terminal Market; Little Brown Bird Bakery; and Little Brown Bird Foods contract manufacturing. LBB is based in Pennsauken, NJ.

After a career in healthcare and education, most recently at Penn Medicine/University of Pennsylvania, Michelle joined husband Ryan Sparrow in founding Sparrow’s retail division during the pandemic and launched the manufacturing division in 2023. Both Michelle and Ryan grew up in families that worked in food production and Ryan has spent the past 35 years dedicated to food manufacturing. Their daughter Abigail Sparrow joined the business in 2021. 

Sponsored by:
Capehart Scatchard