The Food Startups Podcast

Are you considering outside investment for your food startup? CircleUp may be the answer for you. In fact, they just received 14 million in venture capital themselves. They connect consumer product companies with accredited investors. We spoke with their Business Development Manager, Katie Fitzgerald.

Direct download: FoodStarupsEp22.mp3
Category:Food -- posted at: 11:56am CDT

From an Egyptian Tomb to Montana to Italy, Bob takes us all around the worldToday, Kamut® is used in thousands of products produced worldwide including breads, pasta, cereals, snacks, pastries, crackers, beer, grain coffee, green foods, and a delicious wheat drink.

We learn about:

*The history of the grain - from a small handful to over 40 million pounds per year
*The health benefits of ancient wheat versus modern wheat
*What life is like for Kamut® farmers
*Bob's philosophy on how consumers should use Kamut®
*Future plans for Kamut®

 

Direct download: FoodStarupsEp21.mp3
Category:Food -- posted at: 1:11am CDT

Ep20 - Juan Luis Vera of PeruMix

Today we speak with Juan Luis Vera of PeruMix, one of the fasting growing restaurants in Colombia. Juan Luis tells us the story behind his restaurant concept and we get a glimpse of why this restaurant is getting franchise offers on the regular.

Direct download: FoodStarupsEp20.mp3
Category:Food -- posted at: 10:38pm CDT

Today we talk with Jeff Moore, who runs a $35,000,000 per year seafood business. Listen to the story of a 4th generation food entrepreneur. We cover:

 

 

  • How Jeff works with each member of the supply chain
  • The International Pacific approach to CRM
  • How to manage the risk profile of clients
  • What quality really means
  • A bold prediction that includes Jeff Bezos and Amazon.com
  • “If you own the center of the plate, you own the account”
  • "Give your stuff away for free"
Direct download: FoodStarupsEp19.mp3
Category:Food -- posted at: 2:23pm CDT

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