While Big Food dominated the industry in the eighties and nineties (and continue to play a vital role) even these companies acknowledge that a disproportionate share of successful innovation over the past two decades has been driven by passionate entrepreneurs with big, bold, and disruptive ideas. Many of these entrepreneurs have turned to Mattson to transform their ideas into delicious, nutritious foods and beverages that have changed the industry forever…and for the better.

Our work has sometimes leaned heavily into the science of food, like when we formulated the world’s first molecular coffee. Other times, we’ve helped passionate innovators commercialize beloved family recipes into savory treats like furikake seaweed snacks and avocado-based guasacaca sauce, currently emerging as the next Sriracha. We’ve repeatedly helped clients introduce the world to powerful new ingredients like aronia berries or adaptogenic herbs through delicious, functional foods and beverages.

From “a dreamer with an idea,” to VC- and PE-backed startups, to the venture arms within large food companies, we thrive on turning big ideas into big successes.