Chris Cornyn

Commander
DISC Type : D

Member at Food & Health Angels

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Chris Cornyn is an executive leader and entrepreneur in the food, food tech, and health and wellness sectors. He specializes in launching market-disrupting products, having led companies like SpoonfulONE from inception to its acquisition by Nestlé Health Science. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and Wadham College, Oxford.

Chris is passionate about transforming the food ecosystem and solving major challenges within it. He has a keen interest in sustainable packaging and has invested in startups to help reduce waste. He also dedicates time to mentoring the next generation of leaders, teaching food entrepreneurship at the Culinary Institute of America.

He was a mentor and judge on the Lifetime TV reality show "Supermarket Superstar, " helping aspiring food entrepreneurs bring their products to market.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Strong-Willed

Decisive

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

Food Innovation
His career is focused on building and scaling disruptive food platforms, from allergy-prevention products at SpoonfulONE to new CPG brands at Revolution Foods.
Sustainable Packaging
He has publicly discussed the need for packaging innovation and recently invested in Tastee Tape, a company creating edible, sustainable food packaging solutions.
Food as Medicine
He led SpoonfulONE, a company built on a "food as medicine" platform to address childhood food allergies, demonstrating a focus on nutritional health outcomes.

Media Appearances

Chris has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Member at Food & Health Angels
10-2025
Investor at Tastee Tape
12-2024
Acting CEO | Investor | Board Member | CPG Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness Portfolio at Multiple Food and Beverage Start-Ups
12-2024
Investor | Board Member | Innovation Advisor | CPG Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness Portfolio at Multiple Food and Beverage, Wellness Start-Ups
12-2024
Innovation & CEO Advisor | CPG Food & Beverage | Health & Wellness Portfolio at Multiple Food and Beverage, Wellness Start-Ups

Education

BA from Sarah Lawrence College
English Literature (British and Commonwealth) from Wadham College, Oxford, England

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Insights For Selling To Chris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chris is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chris

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chris move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Chris take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Chris

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