Reactive, scattered planning
Food & Beverage Supply Chain Consultants
Growth-Minded Consulting for Margin-Minded Brands.
We help food and beverage brands unlock hidden margin, optimize operations, and scale with confidence.
Value Chain Services
JGardner partners with ambitious food and beverage manufacturers and consumer brands to transform their value chains. We help you cut through the friction, strengthen your margins, and build lasting momentum, so you can
grow wisely
and
win fairly.
What's holding your business back?
Sometimes fast-growing businesses hit a wall. You know there's more potential, but you're too deep in the day-to-day to chase it. You need an experienced partner to help you realize it.
Operators turned advisors.
We’ve been in your seat. Now, we’re on your side. Our team of real-world, C-level experts finds what’s missing, accelerates what’s working, and drives results immediately. Here’s how we help:
It’s not just a proven process for how we operate. It’s a commitment to our clients that says we are here to help you regain clarity, recover lost margin, and grow with confidence.
Their success is our success.
Here are just a few of the ways we’ve helped our clients grow wisely and win fairly.
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Agreements Negotiated
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Total Cost Savings
$100 Million
Largest All-Time Single Savings
$80 Million
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From The Blog
Insights Worth Your Time
Explore short, sharp insights on navigating costs, pricing strategy, and operational shifts. Designed for fast-moving leaders who want clarity, not complexity.
Everyone wants a perfect supply base. But perfection doesn’t exist. If you source a unique, differentiated product, you’ll gain pricing power but sacrifice flexibility. If you rely on commoditized inputs, you’ll gain leverage but give up exclusivity. Push for rock-bottom cost and you’ll sacrifice service. Prioritize speed and you’ll pay a premium. Strategic sourcing is never about getting it all. It’s about knowing which tradeoffs you’re willing to make. Welcome to The Value Chain Advantage . Each week, I share hard-earned strategies to help ambitious companies unlock clarity, protect margin, and scale without chaos. From sourcing to sales, procurement to planning, this newsletter is for founders, revenue leaders, and operators working to strengthen every link in their value chain.
The government spends trillions a year across federal, state, and local agencies. Opportunities are everywhere, but most firms still treat RFP pursuit like a scavenger hunt. They manually check sites. They forward PDFs across departments. They scramble at the last minute to piece together a response. It works until it doesn’t. The reality: you can’t out-hustle the volume, complexity, and compliance requirements of government contracts. Without a system, even strong firms hit the wall. Welcome to The Value Chain Advantage . Each week, I share hard-earned strategies to help ambitious companies unlock clarity, protect margin, and scale without chaos. From sourcing to sales, procurement to planning, this newsletter is for founders, revenue leaders, and operators working to strengthen every link in their value chain.
Prices are rising. Resin, freight, labor, tariffs. When the cost stack rises, you’ve got two choices: React like everyone else Build a system that turns volatility into advantage. The first path keeps you alive. The second helps you win. Most companies respond by tightening the belt. They cut, delay, or freeze. That’s defense. And while defense might buy time, it rarely builds momentum. The best operators take a different path. They use volatility as the moment to play offense. Welcome to The Value Chain Advantage . Each week, I share hard-earned strategies to help ambitious companies unlock clarity, protect margin, and scale without chaos. From sourcing to sales, procurement to planning, this newsletter is for founders, revenue leaders, and operators working to strengthen every link in their value chain.
What are you leaving on the table?
In 30 minutes, our Growth & Margin Snapshot will show you where you’re losing margin, momentum, or missing opportunities—and what we’d do about it. Let’s talk.
