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Clear your search and topicColleen Kavanagh discusses consumer-facing purity verification, combining a food brand with ingredient supply, choosing retail expansion, generating trial, using AI, and raising capital.
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The hosts review Expo West's educational sessions, innovation themes, retailer meeting challenges, RangeMe's role, and ways to make attending the show more effective.
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James Pippin explains what to consider when hiring a broker or sales agent, the benefits and pitfalls of the relationship, and the retail sales process.
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Greg Vetter recounts Tessemae's Whole Foods start, finding suitable manufacturers, reducing retailer risk, generating demand through bloggers, gathering candid feedback, and considering funding beyond equity.
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Luke Schneider discusses choosing retail partners, managing SKUs and pricing across channels, working with brokers, and finding investors who contribute more than capital.
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The hosts recap specialty food and beverage discovery, sampling and retailer conversations, show organization, and the SFA Maker Prep pathway for emerging brands.
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Allison Ball explains why retail expansion needs a strategy, how buyer selling differs from DTC, what she sought as a buyer, and how to follow up professionally.
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The hosts review emerging food trends and brands, Specialty Food Association education, first-time exhibitor preparation and ways to make post-show follow-up more effective.
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Dan Frieber traces Tango Chile Sauce from his grandmother's recipe to local selling, showing how persistence, feedback, packaging changes and an equipment investment helped the business progress.
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The hosts recap ECRM sessions on TikTok Shop, Amazon, Whole Foods' emerging-brand work, capital access, merchant-focused data storytelling and full-funnel marketing.
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The hosts offer a practical account review covering promotional setup, retailer calendars, consistent pricing, velocity expectations, broker capabilities and funding for both inventory and demand.
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The hosts introduce the show’s focus on helping emerging and challenger brands decide when and how to pursue brick-and-mortar retail.
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