Food Innovation l Behavior Change l New Venture Development
We're a strategy & new venture development firm that partners with organizations & high potential early stage companies seeking to identify, co-develop, launch & scale impactful businesses built upon brands, behavior change models & food innovations that empower healthy living.
We create & launch businesses based on healthy lifestyle & food innovations that address emerging market opportunities in three areas:
Through our unique partnership model, we work collaboratively with businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, non-profits, and grant-makers who share our interest in creating profitable enterprises that help people live happier and healthier lives.
As partners, Cherry Street directs the strategy & execution of each stage of the new venture development and innovation process from discovery & concept development through launch & expansion.
We understand the value chain and build ventures that are scalable and sustainable with strong competitive advantage derived from differentiated brands, unique products, proprietary technologies and smart distribution & supply chains.
We view the world through a broad lens and identify rich consumer & market insights as the basis for building successful businesses.
Our strategy, behavior change and food innovation work spans a range of markets including beverage and food ventures, sustainable nutrition ingredients, algae nutrition, behavior change models, personalized nutrition, wellness innovations, e-commerce, gaming & digital experiences, mobile health apps, health care, community health innovations, public health innovation, worksite wellness innovations, faith and community health, non-profits, new nutraceutical products, medical foods, diagnostics, agriculture and life sciences. We also help organizations create new venture and innovation processes.
Cherry Street Innovation was founded by Keith Wakeman in 2004 after nearly 20 years in the food industry where he led the identification, development & launch of over $1 billion of new food innovations for leading food companies including Kellogg, Keebler & Nabisco.
Contact us to learn how we can help you create your new business or growth platform.
We create & launch businesses based on healthy lifestyle & food innovations that address emerging market opportunities in three areas:
- Branded food, beverage & nutrition innovations
- Sustainable nutrition ingredients
- Scalable behavior change models
Through our unique partnership model, we work collaboratively with businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, non-profits, and grant-makers who share our interest in creating profitable enterprises that help people live happier and healthier lives.
As partners, Cherry Street directs the strategy & execution of each stage of the new venture development and innovation process from discovery & concept development through launch & expansion.
We understand the value chain and build ventures that are scalable and sustainable with strong competitive advantage derived from differentiated brands, unique products, proprietary technologies and smart distribution & supply chains.
We view the world through a broad lens and identify rich consumer & market insights as the basis for building successful businesses.
Our strategy, behavior change and food innovation work spans a range of markets including beverage and food ventures, sustainable nutrition ingredients, algae nutrition, behavior change models, personalized nutrition, wellness innovations, e-commerce, gaming & digital experiences, mobile health apps, health care, community health innovations, public health innovation, worksite wellness innovations, faith and community health, non-profits, new nutraceutical products, medical foods, diagnostics, agriculture and life sciences. We also help organizations create new venture and innovation processes.
Cherry Street Innovation was founded by Keith Wakeman in 2004 after nearly 20 years in the food industry where he led the identification, development & launch of over $1 billion of new food innovations for leading food companies including Kellogg, Keebler & Nabisco.
Contact us to learn how we can help you create your new business or growth platform.
