Your co-manufacturer relationship is leaking margin, creating risk, and capping your growth. We find it and fix it.

 

We’ve owned the brand, run the plant, and led the R&D. We help founder-led natural food brands recover hidden margin, pass audits with confidence, and de-risk their co-manufacturer operations—without hiring a full-time ops team.

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Does This Sound Familiar?

 

 

✖ Your quality is inconsistent and your co-man says it’s within spec.

 

✖ Your costs keep going up and you don’t understand the drivers.

 

✖ You’re growing and your co-man can’t keep up—but switching feels terrifying.

 

✖ You don’t have anyone internally who actually understands manufacturing.

 

✖ Your co-man relationship feels adversarial and you don’t know how to fix it.

 

 

These aren’t sales problems or brand problems. They’re co-manufacturer problems. And most founders have never had someone on their side who’s actually been on the production floor.

 

 

Why We Built This

 

We owned BumbleBar—a natural food brand that relied on a co-manufacturer for production. That co-man relationship failed, and it led to a nationwide product recall.

 

That’s why Snackteva exists.

 

Our team has run co-pack plants, led R&D and formulation, and holds PCQI and SQF Practitioner credentials. We’ve been through dozens of third-party audits—SQF, Non-GMO, Kosher, Organic—on both sides of the co-manufacturer relationship.

 

We don’t advise from theory. We advise from the line, and from the scar tissue of getting it wrong.

 

 

The Rapid Margin Risk Assessment

 

A focused 2–4 week diagnostic of your co-packing costs, formulation efficiency, food safety gaps, and margin leakage. You get a written report with prioritized action items, risk scores, and estimated margin recovery. Most brands recover 5–15x the cost of the assessment within 6 months.

 

Typically two to four weeks. One clear deliverable. One walkthrough call.

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Need Ongoing Operational Support?

 

Some brands need more than a diagnostic. They need an operator.

 

Our Fractional Operator model gives your brand embedded, part-time operations leadership—co-pack management, vendor negotiation, audit prep, formulation optimization, and supply chain troubleshooting—without the $180K salary.

 

We typically start with the Rapid Margin Risk Assessment. If the findings point to ongoing operational gaps, we’ll propose a Fractional Operator engagement tailored to your brand’s specific needs.

 

Minimum engagement: 3 months. Monthly retainer starting at $5,000/month.

 

 

Investment

 

Rapid Margin Risk Assessment: $7,500–$15,000 depending on scope and complexity. Typically 2–4 weeks.

 

Fractional Operator Retainer: Starting at $5,000/month. 3-month minimum commitment.

 

We scope every engagement individually. The first call is always free and diagnostic—never a pitch.

 

 

Who This Is For

 

We work with founder-led natural food and beverage brands that are already in production with a co-manufacturer. Typically $2M–$20M in revenue, with existing retail or DTC distribution, and a growing sense that their manufacturing partnership is underperforming.

 

If you’re pre-launch, looking for someone to find you a co-man, or seeking a sustainability audit—we’re not the right fit. We’ll tell you that on the first call.

 

 

Are You an Investor, Broker, or Advisor?

 

If you work with founder-led food brands that are struggling with co-manufacturer performance, margin erosion, or food safety readiness—we’re the operational team you refer them to.

 

Drop us a line at info@snackteva.com or book a 15-minute intro call. We’ll explain exactly what we do so you know when to make the referral.