Chew

Chew is an end-to-end food innovation and commercialization company based in Boston. Founded in 2013 by Adam Melonas, the firm operates as an innovation lab that integrates culinary expertise with food science to develop consumer-packaged goods. Their process, which they describe as Culinary First and Science Always, involves working with a cross-functional team of chefs and scientists to create products that are nutritious, delicious, sustainable, profitable, and scalable. Chew bridges the gap between conceptual ideas and market-ready products, offering services that range from concept ideation and bench formulation to production-ready specifications and commercialization strategies. The company manages a pilot plant for process validation and has developed thousands of product prototypes across various food and beverage categories. They also engage in building brands from scratch, creating proprietary intellectual property, formulations, and go-to-market identities.

The lab works with a diverse range of partners, from pre-revenue startups to some of the world's largest multinational food and beverage companies, helping them modernize portfolios and enter new categories. By focusing on natural ingredients and removing artificial additives, Chew aims to democratize good food and challenge traditional industry development timelines. Their work has resulted in over 4,000 developed products and dozens of patents. In addition to their client-facing work, Chew has launched in-house ventures, such as the high-performance sports nutrition line Fastfood, to demonstrate their capabilities in creating science-backed, real-food solutions for specific consumer needs. Their impact is defined by an engine that has generated billions in commercialized client value.