Real Food Blends
Shelf-stable, 100% real food meals for people on feeding tubes. Disrupting the $10 billion global enteral nutrition marketplace.
- Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
- Industry Food and Beverage
- Location Chesterton, IN, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded March 2012
- Employees 3
- Website realfoodblends.com
Company Summary
Real Food Blends makes shelf-stable 100% real food meals that to be fed through a feeding tube. Unlike canned formulas, these meals do not contain corn syrup, additives or preservatives, and are the first line of real food meals intended to give people on feeding tubes easy access to real food & nutritional variety.
Team
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Julie BombacinoFounderArmed with an extensive background in marketing, an MBA, a Vitamix & her mommy instinct, she is the backbone of Just Food. She has over 15 years of marketing experience and attributes much of her success in results-driven marketing to being raised by two accountants.
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Marsha Dunn KleinAdvisory Board MemberMarsha Dunn Klein, MEd, OTR/L, founder of Mealtime Notions LLC, is a pediatric occupational therapist, author and educator who specializes in eating and mealtime issues with infants and children. She is the author of "Homemade Blended Formula Handbook" and travels the world educating therapists and people on the benefits of blenderized diets.
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John KimberAdvisory Board MemberFounder, Owner, Consultant at Kimber & Company
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaFood Production -
Lara FieldAdvisory Board MemberDietitian
FEED - Forming Early Eating Decisions -
Lance AveryDirector of Food Research & DevelopmentSpecializing in assisting small to mid-size manufacturers brainstorm, prototype, and launch innovative food products for the retail and food-service industry.
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Dr. Mary Beth MadonnaAdvisory Board MemberPediatric Surgeon at Children's Memorial Hospital - details on grant from Ryan Dempster Foundation for blended diets: http://dempsterfamilyfoundation.org/press_room/spotlight-on-grant-recipient-childrens-memorial-hospital-2/
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Randy LewisAdvisorFmr SVP of Walgreens & 'accidental advocate', Randy led Walgreens’ logistics division for 16 years as the chain grew from 1,500 to 8,000 stores. He introduced an inclusive model into the distribution centers that resulted in 10% of its workforce consisting of people with disabilities. Its success has changed the lives of 1000s with and without disabilities and is serving as a model for other employers.
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ConsultantNutrition professional with over 15 years of experience in medical marketing. Diverse background includes business planning, P&L management, product life cycle management, collateral and promotion development, and educational programming. Interfaced with organizations and key opinion leaders, nationally and internationally.
Advisors
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Randy LewisAdvisorUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Matt SpiegalUnconfirmed
Dr. Mary Beth MadonnaUnconfirmed
Harry GottliebUnconfirmed -
Rick PoultonInvestorUnconfirmed
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