WHO WE ARE
Innovation Leadership and Investment Intelligence for the Food Industry.
Food and beverage markets move fast. Defining decisions—where to invest, what to build, and how to scale—require both scientific rigor and strategic precision. Rhebos delivers both. We are a specialized firm at the intersection of food science and strategic capital, serving institutional investors, corporate venture teams, and R&D leaders. Our expertise spans technical due diligence, innovation pipeline design, CVC strategy, and fractional R&D leadership. One principal. Full accountability. No generalists.
Our Philosophy
The Intersection of Science and Capital
Food and beverage innovation often fails at the seam between science and strategy—where a technically sound idea meets an organization unable to evaluate, fund, or scale it. Rhebos was founded on the conviction that bridging this gap requires an expert who can assess the science, lead the strategy, and execute in the room. Sound food science does not inherently make a good investment, and a smart strategy does not automatically produce a scalable product. We serve private equity, venture capital, corporate venture teams, and large F&B organizations across technical due diligence, CVC strategy, strategic consulting, R&D leadership, and innovation execution. We bring the technical depth to verify what is real and the operating experience to determine what is executable. In every engagement, our role remains the same: we are not outsiders delivering a report, but practitioners executing alongside your team.
Marvin Jiwan
Founder and Principal
Marvin Jiwan is the founder of Rhebos, a consulting firm specialized in food and beverage innovation and investment. He brings over two decades of experience across academia, manufacturing, B2B ingredients, CPG, and QSR. He previously served as Director of Strategic Innovation at Starbucks, Lead of Open Innovation at Ferrero, and Principal in the Global Innovation Group at Ingredion. Marvin holds an MBA from NYU Stern, a certificate in Innovation and Strategy from Harvard, an MSc in Food Science from University College Cork, and a BTech in Dairy Technology. An accomplished author, his peer-reviewed research has earned over 200 citations. His work integrates technical depth, operating experience, and investment fluency for investment executives and C-suite leaders.
Origins & Purpose
Rhebos was founded on a core conviction: the most consequential decisions in food and beverage—where to invest, what to build, and how to scale—require a partner who can assess the science, lead the strategy, and execute in the room. We serve private equity and venture capital investors, corporate venture teams, large F&B organizations, and early-stage companies. Our work includes technical due diligence, CVC strategy, strategic consulting, R&D leadership, and innovation program execution. In every engagement, we act not as outsiders delivering a static report, but as practitioners executing directly alongside the team.