Strategy & AI advisory

Strategy and AI for the teams that feed people.

Practical, grounded advisory from people who've actually run the operations — and know how to put technology to work without overwhelming the people doing the job.

Operator-first. Technology-smart.

Freeman Food Group advises operators and food-technology companies on strategy, operations, and the responsible adoption of AI. The belief is simple: AI should augment, not overwhelm; governance should enable, not constrain. We bring five decades of running Everyday Foodservice together with deep transformation and risk expertise — a partnership built to turn strategic aspiration into operational reality.

The advisory team

Two partners. One belief.

Mark Freeman

Freeman Food Group
Founder & CEO · Strategy & AI Advisor

Fifty years inside Everyday Foodservice — from the floor to leading ~60,000 meals a day at Microsoft. Mark advises operators and food-tech companies on strategy, operations, and where the industry is headed, including as strategic advisor to MetaFoodX. He brings the perspective that only comes from running the operations first.

Scott Gallant

Keyed Systems
Founder & Principal Consultant · In partnership with FFG

Founder and Principal Consultant at Keyed Systems, Scott brings 25+ years helping organizations modernize operations, reduce risk, and put AI to work responsibly — across healthcare, senior living, government, and enterprise. Through ventures like Senior6 and LINQ Network, he shares Freeman Food Group's belief: AI should augment, not overwhelm; governance should enable, not constrain.

How we help

Where a conversation usually starts.

Foodservice operations strategy

Program design, guest experience, and turning change into operating wins.

AI adoption & governance

Putting AI to work for teams that feed people — responsibly, and at the right pace.

Advisory to food-tech

Helping technology companies build for how operations actually run.

Modernization & risk

Balancing people, process, data, and technology in a mission-centered way.

Speaking & workshops

Sessions that help teams turn change into clarity — and clarity into momentum.

Fractional perspective

A seasoned outside voice for leaders newly responsible for foodservice.

Let's talk about what you're building.

Whether you run an operation or you're building technology for one, we'd like to hear about it.

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