Food & Beverage · Agrifood · FoodTech Advisory

Funding is the fuel.
Compound value
is the engine.

The right capital at the right time — for food and beverage businesses that are building something real. Growth that holds. A business that compounds, decision by decision.

11+ Years advising
+$100M Investments supported
6 Countries served
Est. '14 createvalue Advisory
Food & Bev Agrifood Functional FoodTech

You need someone who thinks with you — not just for you.

"For us it's never just about finding growth capital, or solving the immediate problem. It's about understanding what you are building, why it matters, and what it needs to compound."

Werner Müller founded MPS | CreateValue after more than a decade working alongside food and beverage business owners across six countries — across agrifood, functional food, food-as-medicine, and food technology. Different markets, different capital stages, different value chains — but the same consistent gap: owners doing meaningful work in a complex sector, without a thinking partner who actually understood what they were trying to build.

The decisions that matter most in this space are the ones that fall between the accountant and the lawyer, between the bank and the investor, between growth and sustainable scale. We stay in that space — as a strategic co-pilot and someone who helps cut through complexity to what actually moves the needle.

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What We Offer

Two ways to work together.
One clear thread.

Capital — done properly
Can I. Should I. What if.

Most capital conversations start with "how do we get this funded." We start earlier — with whether you should, on what terms, and what it means for everything that follows. This is where our Strategic Consulting sits.

  • Professional business plans and financial projections
  • Financial modeling, sensitivity and scenario analysis
  • Feasibility studies to validate new ventures, processing lines, or market entry
  • Growth capital strategy — positioning, readiness, and access
The Landscape →
Growth that compounds
Growth that builds on itself.

Getting funded is the start, not the finish. We stay alongside you — helping make sure every decision that follows creates value that carries forward, not just results that reset. This is where our 360° Co-Pilot Advisory sits.

  • Navigate growth transitions — from producer to processor, regional to national, or pivot to adjacent categories
  • Simplify complexity — cut through noise to what actually moves the needle in your market
  • Bridge resource gaps without premature over-hiring in lean food businesses
  • Lead organizational transformation thoughtfully as you scale
The Landscape →

For owners who are done guessing.

This isn't for every food business. It's for the owner who's past ambition and into execution — in food and beverage, agrifood, functional food, or food technology — and knows the difference between advice that sounds good and advice that holds up in this sector.

The owner who has outgrown the advice available to them

Your accountant keeps the books. Your lawyer manages risk. But no one in the food industry is thinking with you about the full picture — where this is going and how to build it well.

The quiet operator who wants real results, not a spotlight

You're building something in food that sustains itself and earns you the freedom to keep doing work that matters.

The owner facing a capital decision

Not just "can I raise" — but should I, on what terms, and what does it mean for everything that follows. Especially relevant in capital-intensive food and processing businesses.

The owner who wants growth that compounds

Not a spike. Not a headline. A food business that builds on itself year after year, with every decision reinforcing the last.

The Canadian Food Landscape

A $140B sector. Most owners are navigating it alone.

Canada's food and beverage manufacturing is the country's largest manufacturing sector by sales — and it's at an inflection point. Export pressure, consolidation, and a new wave of functional and agrifood investment are reshaping who wins. The gap isn't opportunity. It's having the right guidance to move through it.

$140B+ Annual food & beverage manufacturing sales
#1 Largest manufacturing sector in Canada by sales
$2M–$20M The revenue range where most food businesses stall
6 Countries where we've worked with food businesses
Capital Access
BDC and FCC dominate — but positioning is everything

Most mid-market food owners know the lenders. Few know how to position their business so the capital conversation starts from strength, not need.

Scale Complexity
Provincial expansion is harder than it looks

Regulatory variation, distribution structures, and retailer relationships make cross-provincial growth one of the most under-planned moves in Canadian food.

Emerging Sectors
Agrifood and functional food investment is accelerating

Federal and provincial programs, plus private capital, are flowing into agrifood and functional food — but accessing them requires sector fluency most generalist advisors don't have.

"This is the complexity we work inside every day — so you don't have to figure it out alone."

Client Results

What it looks like
when it works.

Real outcomes from real business owners — across the food and beverage, agrifood, functional food, and food technology space, in six countries. References available on request.

🏭 Value-Added Food Processing
Diversified Food Business Group
$300K→$22M Business value
2.5 yrs Partnership

"Originally starting my business with a $300,000 investment, Werner has been my advisor for the last 2.5 years — helping me fund and build out a diversified business group now worth $22M."

Business Owner · Diversified Food Business Group
🌾 Agrifood · Value-Added Processing
Value-Added Processor
$1.8M Invested in modernization
Exit Targeted 2–3 years

"Working with Werner for more than 3 years, he helped us invest $1.8M in modernization, restructure strategically, and position for a planned exit in the next 2 to 3 years."

Founding Partner · Value-Added Processor
🌿 Functional Food · Food-as-Medicine
Food-as-Medicine Brand
Seed → A Investor rounds
Pivot Growth → Profitability

"Werner has been instrumental in growing my 3rd startup through seed and Series A investor rounds — and helping me pivot from a focus on growth to profitable, sustainable scalability."

Founder & CEO · Food-as-Medicine Brand
🫙 Food Sector · Non-Profit
Non-Profit Food Organization
Sector Dev → Industry leader
Sustain. Growth strategy

"Werner helped us transform from a participant into a genuine industry contributor — now focused on sustainable growth that serves the whole sector, not just our organisation."

Executive Director · Non-Profit Food Organization
Let's Talk

If this sounds like the right fit — reach out.

We work with a small number of food and beverage business owners at a time, on purpose. No pitch, no deck, no sales process. Just a straight conversation about whether this is the right fit — and what working together could look like for your food business.

No pitch. No sales team.
A straight conversation about fit.
Response within one business day.

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