Who We Are
Our Vision
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
At Fire In The Kitchen, LLC, our vision is to turn great food ideas into commercially successful products through a blend of food science, culinary creativity, and real-world manufacturing experience. Founded by food scientist and product developer Ray Sierengowski, the company was built on more than 30 years of experience helping brands
At Fire In The Kitchen, LLC, our vision is to turn great food ideas into commercially successful products through a blend of food science, culinary creativity, and real-world manufacturing experience. Founded by food scientist and product developer Ray Sierengowski, the company was built on more than 30 years of experience helping brands innovate, scale, and grow within the food industry.
Fire In The Kitchen is also part of The Underground Syndicate family of businesses, alongside Underground Pizza Truck and Underground Commissary LLC, creating a unique ecosystem that connects food innovation, culinary storytelling, and commercial execution.
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
With decades of hands-on experience across food manufacturing, retail, foodservice, private label, and ingredient sourcing, Fire In The Kitchen brings technical expertise together with culinary insight. We understand both the science behind food and the operational realities of bringing products to market. Our background includes:
- Product
With decades of hands-on experience across food manufacturing, retail, foodservice, private label, and ingredient sourcing, Fire In The Kitchen brings technical expertise together with culinary insight. We understand both the science behind food and the operational realities of bringing products to market. Our background includes:
- Product innovation and commercialization
- Reverse engineering and flavor matching
- Plant trials and manufacturing scale-up
- Food safety and regulatory guidance
- Ingredient sourcing and supplier collaboration
- Process optimization and troubleshooting
- Sensory evaluation and product improvement
We work with startups, established brands, manufacturers, and food entrepreneurs looking to create products that perform both in production and in the marketplace.
Our Services
Our Expertise
Our Services
Fire In The Kitchen provides consulting and development services tailored to each client’s goals and production needs.
Our services include:
- New product development
- Reverse engineering and competitive benchmarking
- Formula optimization and cost reduction
- Flavor and seasoning development
- Pilot plant and commercial scale-up support
- Food safety cons
Fire In The Kitchen provides consulting and development services tailored to each client’s goals and production needs.
Our services include:
- New product development
- Reverse engineering and competitive benchmarking
- Formula optimization and cost reduction
- Flavor and seasoning development
- Pilot plant and commercial scale-up support
- Food safety consulting
- USDA and FDA process support
- SOP creation and manufacturing documentation
- Ingredient sourcing and supplier coordination
- Shelf-life and sensory support
- Production troubleshooting and efficiency improvements
- Culinary ideation and menu development
From early-stage concepts to full commercial production, we help companies move products from idea to reality with confidence.