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 Advisors

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.

Reactive, scattered planning

Plateaued sales

Rising vendor costs

Razor-thin margins

Team is stretched too thin

Clear, informed vision

Reliable forecasts & an impactful Sales and Operations Planning Process

Strategic sourcing to reduce spend

Precision cost modeling to optimize value

Embedded support to lighten the load

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:

Smart Growth


We identify new sources of revenue, potential markets, partners, and growth opportunities.

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Value Creation


We recover margin with precision cost modeling, strategic sourcing, and operational optimization.

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Product Optimization


We trim portfolio complexity, boosting ROI, and building faster product pipelines.

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Smart Growth


We identify new sources of revenue, potential markets, partners, and growth opportunities.

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Value Creation


We recover margin with precision cost modeling, strategic sourcing, and operational optimization.

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Product Optimization


We trim portfolio complexity, boosting ROI, and building faster product pipelines.

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Our Value Chain Advantage™ Approach

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.​

5,191

Agreements Negotiated

$3 Billion

Total Cost Savings

$100 Million

Largest All-Time Single Savings

$80 Million

Largest Savings in

Food + Beverage

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.

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By Jonathan Gardner July 23, 2025
Tariffs are squeezing margins—but panic won’t help. Discover how operators in food & beverage are regaining margin control with smart sourcing, pricing, and cost modeling.

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