Your food product
can be the next shelf superstar

(It’s science.)

Launch your food product with our practical food science approach designed to meet you where your are, and help you get to where you’re going.

plant-based sushi

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smoothie pucks

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microwave muffin mix

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keto beef tallow

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protein cookie dough

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GF bread mix

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...and more!

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plant-based sushi / smoothie pucks / microwave muffin mix / keto beef tallow / protein cookie dough / GF bread mix / ...and more! /

GET the Checklist

Have you wanted to launch your own food or beverage business, but don’t know where to start?

Click YES for step-by-step instructions, so you can go from “Where do I even start?” to “Wow, I have a food business roadmap!”

we make scaling up recipes to commercial viability simple — from A to Z.

From advisory sessions to zesty tools, Rebel CPG delivers the guidance you need to reach shelf superstardom. Here’s how we can work together:

Manufacturing
Mentorship

60-minute sessions tailored to your shelf superstar dreams

Whether you are a restaurant owner, food truck biz, selling at a local farmer’s market, or a foodie making and baking from home – our 1:1 8-part coaching series addresses the technical needs to convert your kitchen recipe to retail-ready formulation. 

    • Introduction to the Canadian or USA Food Industry

    • Product Brief, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis

    • Food Product development / Formulation

    • Testing, Trials, Shelf Life, - refining COGS

    • Commercialization

    • Pricing

    • Food Safety, Quality Management

    • Packaging, Compliance and Labeling

Fractional Operations

Seamless integration into your established food business

To drive transformative results, you need an expert well-versed in Product Commercialization & Execution. I’ll seamlessly integrate into your team, manage the project and nuances related to scale-up, so you can focus on the marketing and sales activities to launch your business.

    • Sourcing raw materials and industrial ingredients, secondary suppliers

    • Create and implement Standard Operating Procedures

    • Contract Manufacturer searches, vetting and approval

Technical
Sprint

Technical solutions and hourly support towards scalable growth

Need an hour to dive into targeted commercialization questions, or technical process and formulation review? Consider us as an extension of your technical team, allowing a faster sprint towards your launch milestones.

    • FDA & CFIA Labeling review and marketing compliance

    • Re-formulation for Efficient Processing

    • Operations Workflow & maintenance

  • “Ask a Food Scientist”

    "Lara facilitated the connections needed to get our product to where it finally needs to be from a process and production standpoint."

    – Viggy, zesty tomato-based sauce founder

  • “Ingredient Forager”

    "Lara helped me connect with the right industrial ingredient suppliers and distributors. She was able to leverage her connections in the food industry to explore various ingredient (and organic) options."

    -Reana, soft serve ice cream founder

  • “Ready for scale”

    “You have an idea for a new food product – your friends love the taste and you have never seen anything like it on the market. You want to manufacture it but have absolutely no idea where to begin! I’ve never worked in food CPG before. Lara’s advisory services helped me navigate this industry and helped create my own path towards commercialization."

    – Maria, veggie puck founder

  • “Excellent Service”

    “Success in this food industry is knowing how to navigate this microcosm of food loving people and companies. When I worked with Lara, it was like getting a lifetime's worth of experience and knowledge in a blink of an eye.”

    – Frank, high-protein cookie founder

About Rebel CPG

As a food scientist with almost two decades of food manufacturing experience, I work with brands to launch food products that are delicious, safe, high quality, sustainable – and actually profitable!

From project-based collaborations to long-term retainer arrangements, we offer flexible support tailored to prepare your food business for growth. We love working with entrepreneurs to grow their food dream. 

Let’s create culinary success together!


— Lara Tiro, BSc (Honours)

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

Welcome to Munching on Molecules, your portal to the world of culinary delights, food science, and global gastronomy.

Lara Tiro and Christine Farkas explore and share the latest in food discoveries and trends from our Canadian backyard and around the world, fostering a delicious food community for enthusiasts and experts alike. Approachable, inspiring, fun introduction to the world of food technology, science and culinary research.

What can listeners expect to hear?

  • Cutting-edge food technologies

  • Food scientists and culinary mavens perspectives

Let’s Connect

The best way to get started is to book a consultation!

During this initial conversation, we’ll talk about your CPG business goals and cover all your burning CPG questions — like converting your kitchen recipes to commercial formulations, flavor consistency and stability issues over time, and pitfalls to avoid when scaling-up — or anything else on your mind.

Looking forward to connecting soon!

— LARA TIRO, Rebel CPG Founder & Food Scientist