Episode 116 - Brittany Fuisz from Malibu Mylk plus Chelsea Thomason and Kellie McCormick from Prodio We talk flax milk, SoCal, regional partners, co-packing and putting branding pieces together.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 116
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 115
Episode 115 - Emile Johnson from Goode Foods and Jack Howard from Payability We talk about 18 years in the business, canned foods, government business, transitioning to wholesale, bringing on his son and finance options.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 114
Episode 114 - Sean Holladay from Nanners and Michelle Scarbrough from Scarbrough Strategies We talk banana chips, YouTube, influencers, market fit and accounting in CPG.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 113
Episode 113 - Jamba Dunn from Rowdy Mermaid and Merritt Trigg from Hackstone We talk kombucha, starting in a tap room, creating a better product that was out there, and standing out in the crowd.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 112
Episode 112 - Alex Cree from Baozza! and Gage Mitchell from Modern Species We talk pizza and chinese buns combined, selling in China and making their way back to the US, having a banking background, and helping brand evolve.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 111
Episode 111 - Amin Bahari from Elite Sweets and Denise Blasevick from The S3 Agency We talk low sugar donuts, nailing the taste and texture, hiring an R&D team, going from DTC to retail, and brand elevation.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 110
Episode 110 - John Waller from Humble Nut Butter and Troy Butler from CPG Consulting Group We talk savory nut butters, holding down a job while pursuing the start-up, expansion and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 109
Episode 109 - Cindy Poiesz from Supernola and Meghan Lynch from Six-Point Creative We talk superfoods and granola clusters, owning a manufacturing facility, growth at retail and helping family brands in CPG.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 108
Episode 108 - David Schneiderman from Two Bears and Liziana Carter from GR0W.AI We talk oat milk coffee, pivot from solo to business partner, growing in retail, expanding into US and AI to help response time through social.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 107
Episode 107 - Celsae Vandenberg from Smith Design We talk about brand strategy services with Celsae from SmithDesign.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 106
Episode 106 - David Kovalevski from Waka Coffee and Candice Shearman from Emerging CPG Partners We talk coffee, growth hacking, finding customers on different platforms and how to advise CPG brands.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 105
Episode 105 - Monica Salhotra from Do Anything Foods and Jordan Buckner from Foodbevy We talk refrigerated sauces, location in-store, trial, and next steps in the journey, and a directory for brands.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 104
Episode 104 - Matt Mclean from Uncle Matt's Organic and Jesse Nonte from Fresh Aisle Foods We talk acquisition, then buying the company back, immunity in organic juice and broker relationships.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 103
Episode 103 - Jimmy Feeman from NoBaked Cookie Dough and Joel Loncka from Prohibited Provisions 2 CPG founders, offering gems on farmer's markets, retail and staying the course through slow, methodical growth.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 102
Episode 102 - Ryan Bucki from Fit Butters and Jared Jerotz from Elastic Powered by Emerald We talk nut butters, social media and content, passion for health and fitness, retail expansion and digital tools for CPG.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 101
Episode 101 - Ayeshah Abuelhiga from Mason Dixie Foods and Diraj Perkash Goel from GetFresh Ventures We talk frozen foods, starting in a restaurant, gorilla marketing, capital requirements and data driven analytics.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 100
Episode 100 - Keith Belling from RightRice and Kevin Mulrane from ProQuo AI We talk Popchips and RightRice, having experience in CPG, lessons learned, building in a new category, and insight expertise.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 99
Episode 99 - Gregory Struck from Noops and Christine Barrington from SunDance USA We talk oatmilk pudding, experience in CPG, distribution and printing and packaging solutions.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Sales Series - Episode 13
Episode 13 - Gavin Konkel from Earth Fare We talk all things CPG sales when it comes to product, contacting a buyer, sales decks and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 98
Episode 98 - Arshad Bahl from Amrita Health Foods and Jenica Oliver from Blueprint Marketing Group, LLC. We talk tasty foods, manufacturing from a kitchen to co-packing yourself, and on demand marketing.
