Episode 1 - Nicolletta Payne from The Vitamin Shoppe We talk all things brands and buyers, how to submit, what a buyer may be looking for, innovation, flavor and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Buyer Series - Episode 1
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Investor Series - Episode 2
Episode 2 - Melissa Facchina from Siddhi Capital We talk investment, what brands should know, the state of the CPG industry and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Special Episode LIVE at CHFA Show
Special Episode - Live at CHFA Show with Mike Fata of Fata & Associates, Inc. We talk all things CPG, plus health and wellness and why it's so important.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 133
Episode 133 - Megan Feeman from NoBaked Cookie Dough and Bridget Aragon and David Heiser from Grassroots Marketing We talk cookie dough, direct to consumer, indulgence, moving into retail and all things marketing at store level.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Investor Series - Episode 1
Episode 1 - Adam Spriggs from The Angel Group We talk investments, access to capital, what makes a good brand, a good operator, getting to $100M, and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 132
Episode 132 - Elizabeth Stein from Purely Elizabeth and Austin Hulse from Numerator We talk CPG from 2009 vs now, health and wellness, posting on social media as the founder, real mission and purpose, what it took to get to this point through scrappiness and most recently a $50M financing round, what's ahead,...
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - P.R. & Communications - Episode 2
Episode 2 - Parry Headrick from Crackle PR We talk PR now vs years passed, expectations, what's a good story, putting out content, and when to bring someone on.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 131
Episode 131 - Drew Whited from Waggin Water and Rachel Kay from Rachel Kay Public Relations We talk portable dog water bowls, creating a new category, the pet market in general and PR in CPG.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 130
Episode 130 - Kaitlin Mogentale from Pulp Pantry and Josh Person from Foodboro. We talk upcycling chips, regional distribution, staying lean and supporting those in CPG.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 129
Episode 129 - Billal Sidiq with Bolani and Ryan Pintado-Vertner with Smoketown LLC We talk flatbreads and dips, farmer's markets, 55 of them a week, going from $0 to $14M to $0 and now starting it up again, family business, good products, and helping brands reach their full potential.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 128
Episode 128 - Live at Expo West 2022 Marks asks 19 CPG Brand founders at Expo West "If a brand new founder to CPG who is starting a food and beverage company is coming to you for one piece of advice before they get started...What is it?"
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - P.R. & Communications - Episode 1
Episode 1 - Jessica Windell from Maven Consulting Co. We talk PR today vs 10 years ago, market fit, and all things communication.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 127
Episode 127 - Daniel Kurzrock from ReGrained and Samiksha Garg from Marketing Inbox We talk Bay Area, upcycling, rescuing nutritious grains, selling the ingredient vs creating own products, and email marketing.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Marketing Series - Episode 3
Episode 3 - Ryan Rouse from HighKey We talk DTC, amazon, website, ads, copy for those ads, cost to acquire, this is a good one if you have a CPG brand and want to sell online.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 126
Episode 126 - Sterling Jones from JOJO's Chocolate and Jamie Allebach from Allebach Communications We talk about the story of Jojo's, how it started, low to no sugar chocolate, distribution, raising capital, and helping CPG brands succeed.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Marketing Series - Episode 2
Episode 2 - Adam Brown from Sircle Media All things digital and social media marketing for CPG. We talk TikTok, Instagram, Reels, retail support, influencers and more.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 125
Episode 125 - Sandra Velasquez from NOPALERA and Danielle Kidney from The Creative Pack We talk bath and body products, having experience in CPG sales to help, being a premium brand, nabbing a big retailer early and product packaging.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 124
Episode 124 - Anouck Gotlib from Belgian Boys and Nicole Howerton from Givz We talk European treats, the story behind it, how the founder and CEO met, supply chain, moving into breakfast, and giving back.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Sales Series - Episode 14
Episode 14 - Laura Troiano from Mush We talk sales objectives from last year, who procures buyer meetings, how data or lack thereof can benefit you, showing incremental value as a brand, and why VALUE is so important. This is all things SALES.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 123
