About Tim Forrest Consulting
What We Do
We help food entrepreneurs and established companies get their products onto shelves and into the hands of consumers. Through personalized collaboration, you’ll learn to succeed using a proven path of marketing, sales, merchandising, distribution and business growth strategies. We’ve generated over $1 billion in revenue and company valuations for our clients. Let us put our expertise to work for you.
Our History
Tim Forrest was introduced to food and CPG distribution, systems, processes, and branding while working on food loading docks in college. He then spent the next decade in executive sales and marketing roles for some of the world’s largest food brands, including Unilever and Nestle.
He founded Tim Forrest Consulting in 1997, with initial projects for Rite-Aid Drugstores and an ice cream distributor on the island of Puerto Rico. Since then, Tim’s consulting projects have contributed to major successes for his clients, including many with 100%+ year-over-year growth rates.
Success in Numbers
Our Team
Advisory Board
Dick Byne
Owner, Byne Blueberry Farms
Lauryn Chun
Founder and CEO, Mother-In-Law’s Kimchi
John Colley
Founder, Six Minute Strategist Business Consulting
Mike Irwin
Founder, Bottle Rocket Advisors
Michael J. Keller, J.D.
Founder and Vice President, Vycellix
David Klein
Creator and Founder, Jelly Belly Jelly Beans and Spectrum Confections
Dr. Gary Roseman, PhD
Economist and CPA
Jeff Sheehan
Founder, Sheehan Marketing Strategies
Nadine Wardenga
Creator and President, Nadine’s Classic Cuisine
Dr. Kent Wolfe
Director of Client and Farmer Relations, FoodService Partners, LLC
Traci Forrest
Business Advisor, Culture & Retail Audits