Our team of creative, politically savvy experts provides consulting services for the food industry, health and nutrition organizations, federal and local agencies, commodity groups and trade associations.
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
- Secure changes in FDA food and nutrition labeling, standards of identity, and health claim rules and USDA rules on food standards, food assistance, and nutrition education programs
- Draft corporate policies related to food safety, nutrition education, product quality, product promotion, sustainability, and environmental protection
- Create well integrated, individualized strategies to gain legislative or regulatory solutions.
- Policy analysis and innovative policy strategies related to Child Nutrition Reauthorization.
- Assist with program and prepare manual for the legislative days and policy meetings and conferences
COALITION BUILDING
- Build strategic alliances and coalitions of diverse stakeholders to bring about change in policy, public opinion and the promotion of community health
- Initiate grassroots tactics to reach target audience
- Develop and implement creative and effective health promotion interventions and guidance materials for schools, families and communities
- Identify community resources to fund activities on nutrition, physical activity, and life coping skills
- Investigate best use of existing, underutilized resources
HEALTH AND NUTRITION COMMUNICATIONS
- Design marketing, communications and media plans, and campaigns on food and health promotion
- Communicate the science behind issues to professionals, policy makers, industry, media, and consumers
- Write public policy columns and newsletters for food and nutrition professionals
- Completes press release and identify and train expert spokespersons
- Organizes biennial national symposium and meetings for industry that include speakers on consumer trends, policy implications for businesses, product innovations and marketing, food safety, and business strategies for growth
ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
- Serve as experts and bring credible science to debates on: food labeling, biotechnology, food safety, trade, nutrition programs, children’s health, aging concerns, physical fitness, research, and disease prevention
- Analyze research and advise on health claim or other labeling options
- Track food industry and consumer trends
- Prepare technical reports, position papers, and articles on research, product markets, and public policies
- Conduct nutrient analysis of food products and develops nutrition labels and databases
Our Clients
Our team serves clients worldwide across a broad spectrum of interests including:
Private Sector
- American Egg Board
- American Farm Bureau
- American Soybean Association
- Apple Processors Association
- Archway Cookies
- Global Foods
- Hager Sharp Public Relations
- Hill and Knowlton Public Relations
- Knouse Foods
- National Pork Producers Council
- National Restaraunt Association
- North American Millers Association
- RuderFinn Public Relations
- Solae/DuPont Nutrition and Science
- Solo Nutrition
- Soyfoods Association of North America
- White Wave Foods
Non-Profit and Government Sector
- AARP
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- American Cancer Society
- American Dietetic Association
- American Heart Association
- American Institute of Cancer Research
- American Society for Nutrition
- DC HEALTH (Formerly D.C. Department of Health)
- DC HEALTH SNAP-Ed
- DC Primary Care Association
- Illinois Soybean Board
- Leadership Council for Healthy Communities
- Meals On Wheels Association of America
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Aging
- Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH, HHS
- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, HHS
- United Soybean Board
- University of North Carolina, School of Public Health
- U.S.Department of State
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University