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 130
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
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 122
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 121
Episode 121 - Mark Samuel from IWON Organics and Kyle Salathe from Elite Printing & Packaging, Inc. We talk IWON, how it started, extruded snacks, distribution, money, growth and a one stop packaging stop.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 120
Episode 120 - Loren Brill Castle from Sweet Loren's and Chrissy Mize from Raw Honey Copy We talk cookie dough, NY to Cali, mass scale distribution, supply chain issues and copywriting for CPG industry.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 119
Episode 119 - Laurel Orley from Daily Crunch and Sarah Nathan from Bloom CPG We talk sprouted almonds, experience in CPG, not quitting your day job, distribution and helping cpg brands.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 118
Episode 118 - Elizabeth Giannuzzi from Siren Snacks and Ben Steuart from Steuart Contract Packaging We talk protein snacks, innovating in college, moving from commercial kitchen to scale, retail opportunities and contract manufacturing.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 117
Episode 117 - Adams Chimera from Root'd and Lisa Thorson from Caboodle We talk multivitamin powders, launching during covid, national launches with Sprouts and Whole Foods, when or when not to go DTC, and helping brands win.
Let's Eat with Mark Samuel - Episode 116
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 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.
