For referral partners
You Know the Brand. We Build the Line.
Most of our best projects arrive through people who work with food brands every day — commercialization consultants, fractional COOs, co-manufacturers, equipment dealers, and financing partners. If a client of yours has hit a production wall, here's how we work with you, not around you.
Partnership at a Glance
- Who we partner with
- Consultants, co-packers, dealers, lenders, real estate
- What we add
- Engineering, fabrication, controls, commissioning
- What we don't do
- Brand, formulation, sales, or your client relationship
- First step
- A 20-minute call with you before we meet your client
- Your client's risk
- Free discovery call; scoped plan before any commitment
- Response
- An engineer responds within one business day.
We've been on both sides of this. A partner who brings us in should look smarter for having done it — the project should land, the client should feel handled, and you should hear about it before they do. That's the standard we hold ourselves to.
The fit
1. What a Good Referral Looks Like
You know your client. These are the signals that mean we can actually help — the same filter we use on every inbound lead.
Funded and moving
Money is allocated or the product is already selling. The project has a budget and a decision-maker. Pre-revenue brands are better served by a co-manufacturer first — and we'll say so.
A production gap
Can't make it (no proven process), can't make enough (demand outran the line), or can't make it reliably (downtime eating margin). If it's one of those three, it's ours.
Real scope
Assessments start at $28K; machines and lines run $56K to $2M. If your client needs a catalog part or a one-day fix, we'll point them somewhere faster.
Lanes
2. How We Stay Out of Your Way
| You own | We own | We do together |
|---|---|---|
| The client relationship and the brand strategy | Engineering, fabrication, controls, install, commissioning | The kickoff call — you introduce, we listen |
| Formulation, packaging design, go-to-market | Capacity modeling, constraint analysis, process R&D | Scope and budget framing so the number isn't a surprise |
| Co-manufacturing operations (if you're the co-man) | Machines that fit your line and your sanitation standards | Acceptance criteria — you know the product, we know the machine |
| Financing, real estate, and deal structure | Equipment specs, utility loads, and layout the deal depends on | Timeline, so your close and our commissioning line up |
We don't sell brand services, we don't poach clients, and we don't quote your client behind your back. If they ask us for something in your lane, we send them back to you.
Reciprocity
3. What We Send Back
Referrals in your direction
Brands come to us too early — pre-revenue, no co-man, no formulation locked. Those are your clients, not ours, and we route them to partners we trust.
Engineering answers, fast
A utility-load estimate for a lease decision, a sanity check on a used machine, a rough number for a capital request — we answer partner questions the same day, no invoice.
Credit where it's due
When a project you referred goes well, your client hears it was your call. We also keep you in the loop through delivery so you're never surprised by your own client.
Who
4. Partners We Work Well With
CPG commercialization and fractional operations firms. You take a brand from recipe to retail; we make the production step real when a co-man can't or won't.
Co-manufacturers. When a customer's product needs a machine you don't have, we build it to your line, your sanitation program, and your changeover reality.
Equipment dealers and OEMs. Used equipment often needs integration, controls, or a retrofit to earn its price. We do that work — and we're a buyer too.
Equipment financiers and lenders. Your underwriting wants specs, utility loads, timelines, and a builder who'll actually deliver. We provide all four.
Food-industry real estate and facility developers. The tenant needs power, drainage, and a layout before they sign. We can tell you what the process actually requires.
Industry networks and advisors. If you're on a board or in a peer group with a member hitting a production wall, an introduction is enough. We'll take it from there and keep you posted.
Related reading for your clients: Co-manufacturer or your own line? · What a fixed-price proposal should contain
Have a Client Who's Hit a Production Wall?
Twenty minutes with you first, then we'll meet your client together. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you — and probably know who is.
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