Little Brown Bird
Food Manufacturing
Gluten Free contract manufacturing for bakery items, dips and more. Flexible solutions for your manufacturing needs. Dedicated Gluten Free, Peanut Free Facility. Committed to All Natural Ingredients. Organic and non GMO upon request.
Our Team
Ryan Sparrow
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Ryan has over 30 years of food manufacturing experience. After his initial success with his popcorn wagon, He has continued a track record of excellence in food and food Manufacturing. With a BS in Food Science from Purdue University, and an MBA from University of Illinois he was well trained for his successes. He has worked as an Executive for high profile Food businesses, including Quaker Oats, Chiquita, Del Monte, UniVeg, and more.
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Ryan has helped grow and sell several food processing businesses: Handi-Pak, a fresh-cut Fruit and Vegetable business was sold to Fresh Del Monte, and more recently, Urban Farmer, a Gluten Free Pizza manufacturing Business was sold to Payne Schwartz Partners.
Michelle Sparrow
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Michelle, comes from a background in healthcare operations, but she is no stranger to food production. She grew up on a thriving family farm.
Michelle is a proven leader: She served as an executive for Penn Medicine, and was an Adjunct Professor for University of Pennsylvania. She serves on the Board for the MBA program at Villanova University, in addition to continuing philanthropic work with the Navajo Nation. Michelle Has her B.S. and Nursing Degree from Olivet Nazarene University, and her MBA from Villanova University
Abigail Sparrow
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Abigail is a certified Digital Media marketer. She has experience as a digital media producer, focussed on short form original and marketing content. Abigail has her BFA from New York University, and a certificate in screenwriting from Chapman University
Services
Business Guidance
Both owners have a passion for growing and mentoring business. When you work with us, you get a hands on experience to help your business succeed, no matter the size!
Manufacturing Expertise
We have the capability for gluten free bakery items, sauces or dips, dry mixes or chips. Our state of the art facility has access to all major East Coast metropolitan areas. We are a dedicated gluten free, peanut free space with vegan sensitivity. Commercial baking, cryogenic freezing, dehydrating and packaging are all within our scope!
Brand Solutions
We love helping find packaging solutions, recipe scaling, and beneficial connections for your food business. We're happy to work with you at any stage of the manufacturing process, and differentiate ourselves with no minimum order quantity.