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From the Lab to Launch

We are classically trained chemists, food scientists and chefs who build clean-label, scalable food and beverage products grounded in our deep understanding of chemistry, culinary excellence, technical rigor, and manufacturing expertise. We provide R&D, formulation, commercialization and other services across the CPG & food service industry, both on a project and consulting basis.

About Chem Chefs

We’re a natural food chemistry-driven product development firm helping brands, ingredient suppliers, and co-man partners turn ideas into delicious, real and scalable products.


We specialize in clean label products that support long-term human health—gut, brain, and beyond—and we don't take shortcuts that compromise integrity.

If your product idea needs to be refined, validated, scaled, or rescued—we’re your back-of-house applications and development team, an integrated network of experts to make it work in the real world.

What we do

  • We take your concept from idea to commercial-ready formula optimized for functionality, flavor, and scalability.

    • R&D and benchtop iterative development

    • Clean-label and functional formulations

    • Nutritional analysis and shelf-life planning

  • We translate benchtop recipes into production-ready specs that run cleanly on the line.

    • Commercialization & process engineering

    • Ingredient optimization

    • Copacker support & line trials

  • We focus on building products that support long-term well-being. 

    • Gut health, cognitive support, and functional ingredients

    • Smart processing focus for cleaner labels and better taste 

    • Transparent formulation and claims alignment

  • We help ingredient suppliers develop killer applications and land more business through technical storytelling and real-world demos.

    • Application development

    • Gold-standard concept creation

    • Technical decks, use-cases & pilot support

Who we work with

  • Food and beverage startups and emerging brands

  • Ingredient suppliers and flavor houses

  • Operations and supply chain consulting firms

  • Contract manufacturers and scale-up partners

  • Innovation teams needing short-term R&D firepower

  • Institutional brands wanting consumer driven product improvements

We bridge culinary creativity, technical formulation, and scalable commercialization

Product Expertise

  • Functional beverages

  • LACF RTD coffee, tea & herbal infusions

  • Custom liquid extracts

  • Sodas & energy drinks

  • NA Cocktails & alcohol alternatives

  • Alcoholic beverages

  • Sauces & dressings

  • Powder mix & dry beverage systems

  • Probiotic & prebiotic products

  • Alternative proteins

Shelf-stable or Cold Chain. Clean-label. Fully Customized.

  • I’ve had the pleasure of working with Ryan for nearly a decade—first when he was running his own contract manufacturing facility and later as an independent formulation consultant. Ryan is passionate, reliable, and exceptionally knowledgeable in low-acid beverage formulation and processing. My team has taken many of Ryan’s formulations through to commercialization and his work has been an important foundation in bringing new beverages to market. His deep knowledge and hands-on experience make him an invaluable partner, and I strongly recommend having him on your team when entering the world of beverage development

    David Boyle- Boyle Brands Inc.

  • Ryan is a fantastic developer and a collaborative team member to any organization he supports. He consistently puts the client's needs to the top and is up front and honest with his recommendations. Having partnered with Ryan on multiple commercialization projects, I am always confident that he can hand off a well crafted formulation that is ready for scale up. Ryan is a wonderfully creative and talented person.

    John Castillo- FoodOps LLC

  • Ryan was instrumental in bringing Katú’s canned yerba mate to life. His deep expertise with natural products and keen problem-solving skills helped us overcome the unique technical challenges of working with yerba mate as the lead ingredient. The result is a balanced, great-tasting beverage that exceeded our expectations

    Casey Costello - Tukã Norte

  • Ryan was able to help me find a viable commercial formula for my business. He helped my business scale faster and ethically. True game changer.

    Sam Ruddock- Founder Ri’s Tea

  • We have worked with Ryan Bachman for a few years now and he has been nothing but professional. His ability to take a problem, analyze and propose a solution that is scalable to the production floor has been a huge asset. I can't speak highly enough of his knowledge base when it comes to RTD beverages and his no nonsense approach to putting together a solution.

    Scotty Hunter- Niche Beverages

  • I prefer to work with Ryan because of his depth of technical knowledge and focus on production level scalability. Having started or operated several facilities in the past, he takes that understanding of commercial manufacturing into every formula he builds. He makes sure that they not only deliver on sensory and label claim requirements but also that they include the necessary instructions for the production facility.

    Adam Smith - Alias Advising

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