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Scale-Up Solutions for Food Industry Brand Owners

Helping you transform ideas into market-ready products through commercial kitchen food production, food contract manufacturing, and effective food process scale up, while also supporting food product development and the scale up of nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods.

(714) 657-8508

Scale-Up Solutions for Food Industry Brand Owners

(714) 657-8508

About Scale-Up Foods

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Our Mission

At Scale-Up Foods, we are committed to empowering small and start-up businesses in the food industry. Our mission is to transform innovative ideas into market-ready products through expert consultation and strategic guidance in commercial kitchen food production. We specialize in food contract manufacturing and assist with food process scale up to ensure your products reach their full potential. Additionally, we support food product development as well as nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up, helping you navigate the complexities of bringing your concepts to market.

Who we are

With over 30 years of global food industry experience, I specialize in helping small companies navigate the journey from prototype to market in areas such as food product development, quality assurance, and food process scale-up. My expertise extends to commercial kitchen food production and food contract manufacturing, ensuring that brands and manufacturers collaborate effectively. I prioritize working with a limited number of clients at a time, allowing me to provide the one-on-one assistance they need, particularly in the scale-up of nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods.

Services we offer

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Production Scale-Up

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Imagine you created a recipe for the absolute BEST chocolate chip cookies ever. Your kids love them, your family and friends rave about them. You think, "Hey, I can sell these!" But how do you make that dream a reality? That's where Scale-Up Foods Consulting comes in. We specialize in commercial kitchen food production and can help translate your delicious creation from your home kitchen to small scale production. Our expertise in food process scale up ensures that your products are market-ready, whether you're looking into food contract manufacturing or delving into food product development. Plus, if you're interested in nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up, we have the insights and experience to assist you every step of the way.

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From Your Home Kitchen

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Where it all starts in commercial kitchen food production. We work with you, side-by-side, to understand what makes your recipe unique and discuss ways we can maintain that level of quality throughout the food contract manufacturing process. Our goal is to ensure a smooth food process scale up while supporting your food product development needs, including nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up.

To A Commercial Kitchen

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The first level of scale-up in food product development. We assist you in transitioning your product to a commercial kitchen food production space that can enhance your throughput. This allows you to begin selling your product at Farmer's Markets, Pop-Ups, Local Events, and even Local Grocery Stores, while also paving the way for food contract manufacturing opportunities and food process scale up.

Then Full Contract Manufacturing

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When you surpass your commercial kitchen capacity for food production, we assist you in finding a suitable food contract manufacturing partner. This process includes sourcing, conducting production trials, and developing detailed product and package specifications tailored for food process scale up, as well as for nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up.

And Finally, Brick and Mortar

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Are your sales strong enough to support building your own manufacturing facility for commercial kitchen food production? We can assist with location, design, and equipment sourcing, as well as line layout to optimize your new space for food contract manufacturing, food process scale up, and food product development, including nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up.

Other services we offer

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Ingredient/Product/Package Specifications

To effectively scale up your product in the realm of commercial kitchen food production, it is essential to have specifications that comply with all local and federal regulations. Our expertise in food contract manufacturing allows us to assist you in drafting these specifications, ensuring your products meet all necessary government compliance regulations for food process scale up, food product development, and even nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up.

Other services we offer

Quality and Regulatory Compliance

Whether you want to sell your products in Farmer's Markets, Grocery Stores National, or Big-Box Stores, it's essential to ensure that your product, process, and packaging comply with all local and federal regulations. With over 35 years of experience in food product development and food contract manufacturing, we know the intricacies of these regulations. Our expertise in commercial kitchen food production allows us to assist you in applying these regulations correctly to your products, facilitating a smooth food process scale up, and supporting your nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up.

Projects we have worked on

Processing Technology

Quality Program Development

Processing Technology

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Process Scale-Up

Quality Program Development

Processing Technology

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Quality Program Development

Regulatory Compliance Programs

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We developed a comprehensive quality control program for an animal nutrition products company to oversee multiple contract manufacturing facilities that specialize in commercial kitchen food production. This initiative also supports food process scale up and enhances food product development, ensuring effective nutraceutical and dietary supplement foods scale up.

Regulatory Compliance Programs

Product Documentation Templates

Regulatory Compliance Programs

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Product Documentation Templates

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Scale-Up Solutions for Food Industry Brand Owners

Scale-Up Solutions for Food Industry Brand Owners