Our passionate team of experienced chefs, food scientists, food safety, quality and manufacturing professionals provide expertise in the following areas:
Culinary Support
New product ideation, recipe development, training, consultation through innovative trend research, and analysis
Research and Development
New product development (NPD) process that guarantees success from concept to commercialization
Sales and Marketing
Branding alignment, food trend information and analysis, finished product specifications, cost analysis, market pricing, sales literature, and sales presentations
Supply Chain & Finance
Raw material and commodity market insight, inventory management, demand planning, co-packing agreements, supply agreements, production scheduling, and cost analysis
Operations
Operational and equipment support at a central commissary or co-packer, pilot production and full-scale manufacturing support of new and existing product SKUs
Food Safety & Quality
USDA and FDA label submittals, nutritional analysis, sensory evaluation, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and HARPC procedures
Restaurant Operations
Product/process flow, line layout, equipment, ingredients, growth opportunities, franchising, menu development, flavor & LTO trends, supply chain negotiation, and profit
Competitive Advantages
Focus
Focused on unique investment opportunities in the food, health, and wellness sectors
Expertise
Vast venture investing experience, operational experience, and formidable technical experience
Access
Stemming from Midwest U.S. roots, access to proprietary investment opportunities leveraged by extensive investing and industry networks
"Comparable sales for 10 of the largest publicly-traded food companies have been flat or declined in 3 of the last 4 years."
- Suiesse
Cure8 Team
Tom Siegel
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER MANAGING PARTNER
Justin Siegel
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER VENTURE PARTNER
Dan Siegel
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER VENTURE PARTNER
Cure8 Advisors
Elliot Begoun
• GROWTH CONSULTANT
• THE INTERTWINE GROUP
• GROWTH EMERGING F&B BRANDS
Ganesh Kamath
• GLOBAL FOOD INGREDIENT CO.
• TYSON FOODS
• PhD FOOD SCIENTIST
Helmut Holzer
• GOURMENT FOODS INTERNATIONAL
• 1 OF <70 CERTIFIED MASTER CHEFS IN THE U.S.
Beth Schulte
• CFO U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL
• ACTIVE ANGEL INVESTOR
• SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERT MENTOR
• ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
