Yank Barry

Yank Barry (born 29 January 1948 as Gerald Barry Falovitch) is a Canadian businessman and musician. He is the founder and CEO of VitaPro Foods, a company that makes textured vegetable protein for use as a meat substitute and an apple pectin product called ProPectin, and is the founder of a US-based nonprofit organization called the Global Village Champions Foundation. He is a musician, songwriter, and music producer who had a stint as the lead singer of the garage rock band The Kingsmen in the 1960s.

In 1982, Barry was convicted of extortion and conspiracy and sentenced to a 6-year prison term on the charges. He was released after 10 months.