Ian Schenkel of Newport Beach

Ian Schenkel of Newport Beach is a mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur with more than thirty years of experience in the food industry. Based in Newport Beach, California, he has built a career that connects engineering precision with practical business understanding. Over the years, he has worked across machinery design, large-scale food production, private labeling, and product development. He is recognized as the founder of a food manufacturing company that has endured for more than three decades in a competitive marketplace.

His journey started with a degree in mechanical engineering, a field that trained him to understand systems and how to improve them. In the early years, he focused on building machines and knowledge that would later become a foundation for his move into food manufacturing. Unlike many who enter business from marketing or sales, he began with a strong technical base.