Sourced by Fade is an advisory practice helping food businesses and product-based ventures build stronger systems across food safety, business analysis, and retail e-commerce operations.
Sourced by Fade is a sole proprietorship and multi-disciplinary advisory practice supporting food businesses, founders, and product-based ventures at important stages of growth. The firm combines food safety expertise, CBAP-level business analysis, and retail e-commerce experience into one connected service model.
Many businesses need separate support for compliance, process improvement, and operations. Sourced by Fade brings those capabilities together, helping clients move from uncertainty to clearer systems, stronger controls, and more sustainable growth.
Food startups, growing manufacturers, retailers, and founders who want expert support that feels both credible and approachable. Whether the need is audit readiness, process structure, startup guidance, or retail operations support, the work is designed to be practical and tailored.
Support for stronger food safety systems, better audit preparation, and more confident compliance performance.
Structured thinking and process support for founders who need clarity, stronger workflows, and better decisions.
Commercial and operational insight shaped by experience across digital retail environments and growing product-based businesses.
Sourced by Fade is informed by hands-on experience across startup advisory, food safety systems, certification support, and retail e-commerce environments.
This is a founder-led brand, with work backed by proven expertise, thoughtful systems thinking, and real-world sector experience.
Food Safety Professional · Business Analyst Professional
Fadeyinmi Sokunbi
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is a highly specialized food safety and quality professional with advanced training in Food Science and Technology and a strong track record of building audit-ready systems across complex food production environments.
She is an SQF Practitioner and Certified HACCP Professional with deep expertise in aligning operations with CFIA requirements and GFSI-benchmarked standards. Known for translating regulatory complexity into practical, executable systems, she has developed comprehensive documentation, implemented robust food safety programs, and trained teams to operate with consistency, confidence, and accountability.
With over five years of hands-on experience, Fadeyinmi has worked extensively across HACCP, GMP, internal auditing, audit preparation, and food safety management system improvement—supporting businesses not just in passing audits, but in building systems that stand up to scrutiny and scale with growth.
Her specialization spans bakery, fruit and vegetable production, packing and processing, ready meals manufacturing, agricultural commodities, food ingredient manufacturing, and confectionery. This cross-sector expertise allows her to quickly identify gaps, design tailored systems, and implement solutions that work in real production environments—not just on paper.
As a skilled food safety trainer, she equips teams with the knowledge and structure required to sustain compliance long after implementation. Her approach is rooted in clarity, practicality, and long-term operational efficiency.
In addition to her technical expertise, she is a CBAP-certified business analyst, bringing a systems-thinking approach to process design and continuous improvement. She also brings complementary experience in retail e-commerce across global platforms, strengthening her ability to align food safety systems with broader business operations.
As the founder of Sourced by Fade, Fadeyinmi works with food businesses to build resilient, audit-ready systems that inspire confidence with regulators, meet global standards, and position companies for sustainable, scalable growth.
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We came in unsure about where to start with compliance, but her guidance helped us build a system that actually made sense. By the time we got to audit, we felt prepared and confident.
What stood out was how she simplified complex requirements into steps we could actually follow. It never felt overwhelming, and we always knew what to do next.
Beyond compliance, her understanding of retail and operations helped us make better decisions across the business. It wasn’t just theory — it was advice we could apply immediately.
If you are building, improving, or preparing your business for growth, Sourced by Fade is here to help you move forward with practical structure and thoughtful support.
