First Production Food Innovation

About First Production Food Innovation

First Production Food Innovation helps food companies turn ideas into products that consumers want and businesses can successfully commercialize and scale. Founded by food R&D executive Jim Hastings, FPFI brings more than 25 years of product development, innovation, and commercialization experience with companies including Kerry, ofi (Olam Food Ingredients), and Sun-Maid/Plum Organics. Throughout his career, Jim has helped develop and commercialize more than 100 food products while leading R&D teams, building innovation pipelines, solving complex product and manufacturing challenges, and delivering millions of dollars in cost savings. FPFI provides experienced, hands-on R&D support to emerging brands and established food companies that need additional expertise, leadership, or bandwidth to move important projects forward. Areas of expertise include: • Product formulation & reformulation • Innovation pipeline development • Formula cost optimization • Ingredient & supplier sourcing • Co-manufacturer identification & collaboration • Commercialization & scale-up support Whether you are developing a new product, strengthening your innovation pipeline, optimizing an existing formula, or working through the challenges of commercialization, FPFI brings a practical, business-minded approach focused on getting products successfully to market. Your Partner from Ideation to First Production.