FORKLIFT

We Build Food and Beverage Brands

What is Forklift?

We're a full-service culinary agency building bold, profitable food & beverage brands with startup speed and industry know-how.

A Taste of Our Experience

  • Circular logo with the word 'Balfour' in script font, surrounded by text reading 'Excellence', 'Sustainability', 'Accountability'. The logo is dark blue with a decorative border.
  • Country of Peru Logo
  • Red Boat Fish Sauce Logo
  • Irish Food Board Logo
  • weber grill logo
  • Sfoglini pasta logo
  • The Big Moo Cheese Logo
  • La Tourangelle Logo
  • Four Seasons Resort logo with text "The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam."
  • William Greenberg Desserts Logo
  • Dusit Hotel logo
  • Lady Edison Pork logo
  • All Clad pots and pans logo
  • Certified Angus Beef Logo
  • Vino del Sol wines logo
  • Pork Board Logo
  • Shark|Ninja Logo
  • Lodge Cast Iron logo
  • Illustration of a tower with a tiled roof, stone and stucco walls, surrounded by trees, with the text "St. Francis Winery & Vineyards" below.
  • Allen Bros Steakhouse logo
  • The Snuk Foods logo in black and white with the global grocery tag written underneath in black script.
  • Khong Thai logo with stylized text on a purple background.
  • Eaton Hemp logo

We custom-tailor our expertise to fit your goals.

  • Brand Foundations

    Naming & Visual Identity

    Story Development

    Market Trend Reports

    Sponsorship/Events

  • Digital Collateral

    SEO-forward Websites

    Email Marketing/CRM

    Social Media & Influencer Strategy

    Content Creation

  • Go-to-Market Planning

    Launch Playbooks

    Founder-Led Sales Tools

    Brand Messaging

    Media & Sales Training

  • E-commerce Sales

    DTC

    Amazon

    Web-based Distribution Channels

  • Growth Marketing

    Paid & Organic Media

    Campaign Concepting & Execution

    Customer Targeting

  • Sales Development

    Channel Prioritization

    Retail Readiness & Sell-Ins

    Broker & Distributor Support

From Fresh Concepts to Category Leaders

At Forklift, we're more than committed, we're invested. We take our clients from inception to exceptional — turning concepts into classics, recognized the world over. Here are a few of our favorites:

  • Three bags of Happiness Foods sprouted organic pumpkin seeds with different flavors, coconut, garlic, and plain, along with coconut and garlic illustrations.

    Happiness Foods

    Spreading B4U snack magic, one sprouted seed at a time.

  • A man smiling on a boat named 'Red Boat' with a load of fish, near the water. Close-up of cans of Red Boat fish sauce with a small fish on a bed of ice.

    Red Boat Fish Sauce

    Turning a dream into a multi-million-dollar powerhouse.

  • Various packages of The Big Moo baked cheese, including shredded, block, and sliced, along with a laptop displaying the website, a smartphone, a pizza, and ingredients like cherry tomatoes and herbs on a wooden and yellow background.

    The Big Moo

    From Wisconsin secret to America's fastest-growing cheese.

  • A collage of three scenes: the top left shows a chef decorating small bowls of food at a booth with a red background with the word 'Perú,' the top right features a group of people dressed in colorful clothing celebrating outdoors with a man spraying champagne, and the bottom shows a large group of people dressed in formal attire enjoying glasses of champagne outdoors with mountains and trees in the background.

    Peru

    Reaching the pinnacle at Aspen Food & Wine.

  • Display of Khong Thai branded Thai sauce jars in front of a busy outdoor market street scene, with two laptops showing the Khong Thai website, featuring images of Thai ingredients and dishes.

    Khong Thai

    Michelin culinary genius meets hospitality royalty.

  • Bord Bia Logo

    Bord Bia

    Spotting tomorrow's trends for Ireland's food future.

The Forklift Story

We got our start by helping others find theirs.

Forklift realized early on that there was a gap in the culinary market for emerging small-midsize brands. That’s why we made it our job to help our customers turn their ideas into viable consumer goods that attract sales and investment. Combining our talent for branding and consumer marketing with our powerful sales and distribution connections, we help your brand grow and prosper.

Who We Are

We have deep industry knowledge. We are a team of founders, strategists, brand builders, storytellers, website designers, product developers, copywriters, trend spotters, innovators, content creators, advertising, marketing, and public relations experts, event planners, chefs and culinary experts, graphic designers, and AI leaders.

What to Expect

When you work with us, expect results. We know today’s consumer and how they make purchasing decisions. We are outcome-focused, and work with a strategic problem/solution mindset. We roll up our sleeves and help you achieve goals that move your business forward.

Our Network

We do the heavy lifting. Besides your core team, we have a network of consultants who can help with specific areas such as financial modeling, unit economics, distribution challenges, investor decks, regulatory and compliance, speed to market, co-packing, consumer research, social media scaling, activation, and sampling.

Let’s Build What’s Next

  • If you’re raising, launching or ready to scale, we know how to move strategically and effectively.

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