Who We Serve

Food Startups + Entrepreneurs

Kurt C Schneider, CFS, is proud to serve startups and entrepreneurs as a food and supplement manufacturing consultant. With over 30 years of experience, Kurt can help you take your creative idea and turn it into a successful product. More than that, he will help you build demand for your product in the marketplace. Because Kurt knows the ins and outs of food and supplement process optimization, sourcing and contract manufacturing, quality regulation, and compliance, the advice he offers will deliver your food or supplement product to the marketplace in the most time-and cost-efficient manner possible.

Through the years, Kurt has worked with many food and supplement entrepreneurs creating brands and manufacturing processes that continue to be successful today. Through his many successful product launches, Kurt knows and practices the highest level of quality control initiatives. It’s better to foresee an issue in the product planning or manufacturing process at the entrepreneurial start-up stage, than wait for a quality issue to arise down the road.

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Well-Established Small to Medium-Size Companies

Kurt also excels at working with successful products that have already been launched. At this stage in a company’s lifecycle, the entrepreneur has been through the growth experience of starting a new, early-stage company. The concept has been proven, and manufacturing processes are solid and producing what the company needs at the time. But often, market demand can outpace a company’s current manufacturing capabilities, and expansion is the only option.

For example, most food and supplement companies are not interested in a shared kitchen or manufacturing facility, and might need to expand into a larger, more sophisticated facility with dedicated plant management staff. Kurt excels at helping his clients like this succeed where they are now, without losing sight of what’s next. Being proactive as the company continues to grow will ensure issues are spotted and fixed before they become problems.

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There are a wide range of clients Kurt works with. From niche grocery store foods to nutrition-based nutraceuticals to dietary supplements and nutrition bars, to the production of herbal and botanical forms of alternative medicine and generally any product or supplement with a proven health benefit, Kurt will help ensure a smooth transition to the next stage of growth. From startup and the initial growing pains many entrepreneurs face, to helping established companies grow and expand production capabilities, the knowledge and experience Kurt brings to his clients will help ensure a smooth transition to the next phase of business growth.
Before you get too far down the path, contact Kurt and discuss your idea with him. He is very generous with his expertise and will provide the best practices and guidance that have given Kurt his exceptional reputation in the marketplace. Kurt will focus on giving you his honest, candid advice, even if it’s not what you want to hear. Because of Kurt’s integrity, you can be assured he will guide you down the best possible path for your new product.
There are many factors to consider when it’s time to grow your company. Will you need outside financing to do so? What about regulatory compliance issues? Should you add a business partner? Kurt will discuss business growth “dos and don’ts” with you – his best practice recommendations for growing a food or supplement business - based on the unique attributes of your business.