Food & Beverage
Food and beverage companies must manage slim margins, seasonal volatility, and supply chain unpredictability - all while preparing for growth.
Ascend helps food entrepreneurs and established brands turn financial data into smarter operational decisions.
How we help
We help food and beverage companies bring financial discipline to fast-moving operations. Ascend builds systems to manage seasonal swings, supplier variability, and production planning through rolling forecasts tied to real-time data. Our tools improve cash flow visibility, reduce stockouts, and increase supply chain confidence, turning finance into a growth enabler.
With fractional CFO and controller support, clients gain expert financial leadership without the cost of a full-time hire - driving smarter decisions and long-term resilience.
“…their analysis of our past three years of financials helped to build a rolling forecast… we secured funding and launched our second co-packing facility to expand production capacity….”
Case Study: Food & Beverage Client
The Challenge:
A fast-growing packaged food company lacked the forecasting tools to confidently scale production for national retail distribution. Seasonal revenue swings and supplier variability made cash flow planning unreliable, leading to underproduction, stockouts, and missed sales opportunities.
The Solution:
Ascend developed a 12-month rolling forecast model aligned to historical trends, supplier lead times, and distributor volume targets. The model was tied to real-time accounting data and paired with a scenario planning tool to assess working capital impacts. The company reduced stockouts by 40%, increased production efficiency, and negotiated stronger supplier terms backed by reliable forecasts.
"[They] collaborated with our finance and ops teams to build forecasting infrastructure for national expansion, accounting for seasonal demand, production constraints, and promotional lift.
Their dynamic model improved cash flow visibility by 40%, eliminated costly stockouts, and provided the financial foundation that secured our next funding round all within 90 days."