We help food and beverage brands grow from concept to scale.
From finding the right manufacturing partners to launching products and building profitable distribution, we make big ideas happen.
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Fortune 50
Corporate Roles
$1B+
Co-Pack Agreements Managed
2,000+
Products
Commercialized
3
National Brands
Co-Founded
Extensive
Research in Multiple
Categories
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What we do
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Commercializing food and beverage brands from concept to scale
Emerging brands
Co manufacturing
Brokerage
We’ve commercialized thousands of products that have generated billions in revenue.
We’ve not only assembled one of the most robust global manufacturing databases in the food and beverage space, we personally know many of the owners and in this business relationships matter. Search our growing network of food and beverage manufacturers.
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Case Studies & Resources
Examples of how we’ve helped emerging and established brands find co manufacturers, launch products, secure distribution and build profitable growth.
Distribution 101
A guide to building a strong retail distribution strategy.
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Ready to eat
Trends and opportunities in ready-to-eat foods.
Frozen ice cream
Success stories and insights from this category.
Shelf stable
Strategies for long-term growth and efficiency.
Since 2012, Grow Cooperative has helped emerging and established brands create sustainable, profitable revenue streams.
We do thorough work when it comes to helping businesses develop and commercialize products, distribution networks and sales opportunities.
Who We Are
Kiowa Saunders
Kiowa has over twenty years of experience in the retail industry, having led both retail and brand operations. His extensive background allows him to offer insights from a category manager and buyer's perspective while bringing a visionary drive to developing, sourcing, selling, and producing innovative, market-leading products.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan has an extensive background in retail and CPG. He spent over eight years at Safeway, where he developed private label products and established Safeway’s first-ever copacking network for beverages. He has also held leadership roles at Group Campari and Dole Packaged Foods. Co-founding New Barn with Kiowa, Ryan helped scale the company to a $12 million run rate within two years. Additionally, he has successfully commercialized well known products, including Bachan’s, one of the top-selling sauces in the U.S., along with numerous other products.
