My company engaged FoodOps to be our fractional operations team for over three years. They excelled in supply chain management and worked closely with the four co-manufacturer partners that we used. FoodOps assisted in vendor approval, ingredient procurement, inventory management, and demand planning support. They even visited our co-man facilities for plant trials and key production runs as we grew in scale. The FoodOps team ensured that our team had the most up-to-date information so we could make the best business decisions. The amount of care, follow up and personal touch the FoodOps team took with our brand and company made everything seamless and was greatly appreciated.

I’ve worked with the FoodOps team on a few co-manufacturing projects. They brought the right projects that enabled Pearson’s Candy to onboard, scale, and effectively launch with minor issues. FoodOps closely managed one project in particular – the formulation needed to be updated and approved from across the country, the ingredients needed to be sourced and the brand needed to meet a national launch in six weeks. FoodOps was there through each step to ensure our plant and the client were clear on activity and expectations. The FoodOps team takes a personal touch with every transaction. 

I engaged John and FoodOps for over 3 years. Their team implemented a plan which increased productivity in my plant by 3X while reducing staffing from 2 shifts to 1 shift. They installed a S&OP that managed sales, our inbound bill of materials, current and outbound finished goods, and production plan. In addition to this, FoodOps helped me pass numerous third party audits, assisted with new product development and commercialization of our branded products, and coached my leadership team to achieve record growth. I appreciated trusting FoodOps with any project and the amount of professionalism they provided.

The way FoodOps dives into the nitty-gritty of production efficiency and food safety standards has really set a new standard for me personally. Thanks for being phenomenal teachers and leaders regarding food safety in particular – having been a newbie brewer when I started, Asa became a much needed resource I could always lean on. Asa was always happy to help, often times going above and beyond in helping us go in the right direction with the tools and knowledge we needed. 

We developed a snack that tasted great in the kitchen, and we wanted to scale. The team at FoodOps quickly assessed the formula and identified that major changes were needed to manufacture our product for retail. Their team of food scientists worked with us to modify our one-of-a-kind product line so that it could be produced on typical manufacturing equipment with readily available ingredients. It was a great experience working with and learning from FoodOps!

FoodOps has an approach to working with companies that is truly special. While they were great listeners and quick to adjust to our needs, they also brought a level of quantitative structure & implementation planning to our KPIs that really improved the operation of our team. We worked together on a variety of topics – setting and tracking production KPIs, auditing CMOs, vetting new equipment vendors, etc. – and FoodOps’ guidance and tools greatly contributed to our success. The FoodOps team was clear, communicative and easy to work with, and even when we brought up needs that were outside of our scope of work, they didn’t hesitate to introduce us to others in their network, who were also top class and great to work with. We feel very lucky to have found this team and can’t emphasize enough the quality of work that they do.