We help you make the most of what you make.
Food Formulation & Strategic Sourcing Services for Manufacturers
Let us show
you how to
- Improve yield
- Lower ingredient and delivery costs
- Develop new products
- Simplify sourcing
- Increase efficiency
- Protect and increase margins
Let us put your problem through
Our Process
Through the FORGE methodology, manufacturers gain access to specialized Lab and Technical Services as well as Strategic Sourcing expertise, ensuring a comprehensive assessment that drives measurable, impactful results.
Formulation
Optimization
Research
Growth
Execution
Need the evidence?
FORGE isn't built to serve everyone.
Two expertise tracks
We partner with manufacturers based on fit, scale, and the opportunity for measurable impact.
Innovation Services
Technical Services Team
Decades of formulation and plant-floor experience, available as paid consultation. Let our food scientists confirm you're using the right ingredients, the right way.
Services Offered
Product Formulation: New product development, carried from concept through to commercialization.
Shelf Life & Yield Improvement: Ingredient analysis and process review aimed at extending shelf life and improving yield.
JRW Training: On-site training on functional ingredients and proper use, plant sessions for line supervisors and marination operators, and formula reviews for optimization.
Compliance Review: Clearance checks and a full audit of your standard operating procedures.
Sourcing Intelligence
Strategic Sourcing Team
A thorough review of how you buy ingredients and where you're leaving money behind led by a team that sources for a living.
Services Offered
Supplier Audit: Your current ingredient mix, benchmarked against alternatives for cost and output.
Rebate Capture: Unclaimed volume rebates identified inside your existing ordering system.
Freight and Logistics: A review of inbound and outbound freight for efficiency gains.
Our real results
Let our work speak for itself
Explore real problems our clients have face and how we used our FORGE process to solve them.
Generation
Savings
Can You Improve Breading Adhesion on a Fully Cooked Chicken Tender? WE’VE DONE THAT!
Can You Remove Conventional Cure From Sausage Formulas? WE’VE DONE THAT!
Can You Develop Organic Sausages and Meatballs for Commercial Production? WE’VE DONE THAT!
Can You Develop Value-Added Meat Products from Concept to Commercialization? WE’VE DONE THAT!
Can You Correct Inconsistent Cheese Sauce Through Processing Adjustments? WE’VE DONE THAT!
How Do You Eliminate Syneresis in a Hummus Application? WE’VE DONE THAT!
about our team
FORGE is the expertise division of John R. White.
John R. White has spent close to 100 years supplying food manufacturers with the ingredients that go into their products. FORGE turns our plant-floor and sourcing-desk experience into a service that helps you save.
We engage directly with your operation, led by a team of food scientists and logistics experts who have solved this problem before. We bring decades of food ingredient knowledge, formulation science, and strategic sourcing to you as a direct innovation engagement for manufacturers ready to compete on more than price.
Gain the benefits of our expertise
Let’s put your problem through the FORGE.
Every partnership gets dedicated access to our senior team for the full length of the engagement.