Meet the People of Catapult

90+

Team Members

1000+ Years

Collective Experience

Experienced Leaders

Catapult’s leadership team assesses your needs, builds a strategy to solve the issue, and assembles your team of experts.

As the heart of Catapult, we look forward to helping commercialize your dream.

Featured

James Valenti-Jordan

CEO and Founder

Chris Bauer

CFO and Director of Contract Manufacturing

Jim Jindra

VP of Research and Development

Amanda Witz

VP of Operations

Gina Arant

VP of Supply Chain

Functional Experts

The larger Catapult team consists of over 80 food industry experts across the country with decades of hands-on experience commercializing products.

For nearly any need, Catapult has a team for you.

Catapult brings in the experts on contract manufacturing, packaging, product development, regulatory, and sales, freeing you up to focus on your food and beverage business.

Featured

Tryg Siverson

CPG Guy

Jenn Vincent

Vincent Group, LLC

Erin Smith

Erin Melisa Smith Nutrition Consulting

Chris Bauer

CFO and Director of Contract Manufacturing

Amanda Witz

VP of Operations

Scott Corsi

Featured

Amanda Witz

VP of Operations

Scott Corsi

Yifat Rogers

Yaniv Consulting

Snehee Chaplot

Junglee Holdings

Eric Frederickson

Heartland Packaging, LLC

Kim Connolly

Loupe Graphics

Dr. Claire Sand

Packaging Technology and Research

Bruce Perkin

Robust Food Solutions

Featured

Dave Van Vlierbergen

Dave Van Food Solutions, LLC

James Valenti-Jordan

CEO and Founder

Jim Jindra

VP of Research and Development

Amanda Witz

VP of Operations

Yifat Rogers

Yaniv Consulting

Bob Pankey

Castlewood Consulting

Jim Cain

JFB Consulting, LLC

Bruce Perkin

Robust Food Solutions

Andrew Tausz

ECOlimpet LLC

Featured

Dave Van Vlierbergen

Dave Van Food Solutions, LLC

Maris Lunt

MD Lunt Consulting

Gina Arant

VP of Supply Chain

Allison Rittman

Culinary Culture

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Yifat Rogers

Yaniv Consulting

Bob Pankey

Castlewood Consulting

Scott Peterson

West MI Food Guy

Snehee Chaplot

Junglee Holdings

Linda Papadopoulos

LP and Associates

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Jim Cain

JFB Consulting, LLC

Abigail Selya and Karen Smithson

LabMasters, LLC

Claire Bingham

Cooking with Claire

Alex Farquharson

Source CPG, LLC

Emma Dunstone-Brown

LaunchJuice

John Foster

JF Organics

Bruce Perkin

Robust Food Solutions

Kiery Wilson

Rocky Mountain Consulting Group

Billy Healey

WEH Quality

Brandon Jahner

Foresight Food

Carolina Villarreal

VOZ Brand Management

Andrew Tausz

ECOlimpet LLC

Bev Emerson

Olive Tree Product Development

Featured

Erin Smith

Erin Melisa Smith Nutrition Consulting

Allison Rittman

Culinary Culture

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Bob Pankey

Castlewood Consulting

Snehee Chaplot

Junglee Holdings

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Abigail Selya and Karen Smithson

LabMasters, LLC

Kiery Wilson

Rocky Mountain Consulting Group

Jan Lillemo

Lillemo and Associates

Billy Healey

WEH Quality

Andrew Tausz

ECOlimpet LLC

Featured

Tryg Siverson

CPG Guy

Erin Smith

Erin Melisa Smith Nutrition Consulting

Kimberly von der Lieth

Sku to Shelf, LLC

James Valenti-Jordan

CEO and Founder

Scott Corsi

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Yifat Rogers

Yaniv Consulting

Linda Papadopoulos

LP and Associates

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Abigail Selya and Karen Smithson

LabMasters, LLC

Emma Dunstone-Brown

LaunchJuice

Kristi Tisdale

BigFoot for Good

Bruce Perkin

Robust Food Solutions

Carolina Villarreal

VOZ Brand Management

Specialized Teams

Our team members have invested their careers working on a wide range of product categories.

Equipped with diverse backgrounds, we can solve almost any unique challenge, regardless of application.

Catapult’s specialized consultants target beverages, confectionery, formulation, quality assurance, plant-based foods, and sustainability in the food and beverage industry.

Featured

Maris Lunt

MD Lunt Consulting

James Valenti-Jordan

CEO and Founder

Gina Arant

VP of Supply Chain

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Scott Peterson

West MI Food Guy

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Jim Cain

JFB Consulting, LLC

Claire Bingham

Cooking with Claire

Kim Connolly

Loupe Graphics

Bruce Perkin

Robust Food Solutions

Bev Emerson

Olive Tree Product Development

Featured

James Valenti-Jordan

CEO and Founder

Jim Jindra

VP of Research and Development

Amanda Witz

VP of Operations

Bob Pankey

Castlewood Consulting

Scott Peterson

West MI Food Guy

Snehee Chaplot

Junglee Holdings

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Claire Bingham

Cooking with Claire

Brandon Jahner

Foresight Food

Featured

Gina Arant

VP of Supply Chain

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Scott Peterson

West MI Food Guy

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Brandon Jahner

Foresight Food

Featured

Maris Lunt

MD Lunt Consulting

Gina Arant

VP of Supply Chain

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Yifat Rogers

Yaniv Consulting

Scott Peterson

West MI Food Guy

Linda Papadopoulos

LP and Associates

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Claire Bingham

Cooking with Claire

Billy Healey

WEH Quality

Brandon Jahner

Foresight Food

Bev Emerson

Olive Tree Product Development

Featured

Maris Lunt

MD Lunt Consulting

Gina Arant

VP of Supply Chain

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Yifat Rogers

Yaniv Consulting

Scott Peterson

West MI Food Guy

Linda Papadopoulos

LP and Associates

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Claire Bingham

Cooking with Claire

Billy Healey

WEH Quality

Brandon Jahner

Foresight Food

Bev Emerson

Olive Tree Product Development

Featured

Scott Corsi

Madhavi Galivanche

Spiceright Gourmet Foods

Paula Kimbirauskas

Midwest Food Science Solutions

Udi Lazimy

Udi Lazimy Consulting, LLC

Emma Dunstone-Brown

LaunchJuice

Kristi Tisdale

BigFoot for Good

Meet the People of Catapult

90+

Team Members

1000+ Years

Collective Experience

Experienced Leaders

Functional Experts

Specialized Teams

Experts in R&D, scale-up, and food operations. Only where you need us.