Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCHFA & Trade Show Survival Guide: What to Ask Retailers, Ingredient Suppliers & Co-Mans (So You Don't Waste 6 Months)
Episode 86
#86 If you're heading to CHFA, this episode gives you the exact questions to ask so you leave with requirements, next steps, and follow-ups—not just …
9 hours ago
Founder Spotlight: Carobium — How Kadeem Built a Healthier Hot Chocolate Alternative
Episode 85
#85 In this Founder Spotlight, Jacinta interviews Kadeem George, founder of Carobium, on how a personal family moment sparked a product idea — and ho…
1 week, 6 days ago
Pause… Are You Structurally Retail-Ready? (The ETS Checklist)
Episode 84
#84 If you're an emerging food or beverage founder selling at pop-ups, online, or farmers markets and aiming for specialty retail (or foodservice), t…
3 weeks ago
Focus Groups on a Budget: How Food Entrepreneurs Can Get Real Feedback Without a Sensory Lab
Episode 83
#83 You don't need a $10,000 sensory lab to know if your product actually works. In this episode, Jacinta shares innovative and cost-effective ways f…
4 weeks ago
What I Wished I Knew Before Starting My Food Business Series- With Betsy A Gluten Free Food Business Founder
Episode 82
#82 If you started your food business without a clear read on your margins, your ingredient list, or how many SKUs you actually need — you're not alo…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why You Need to Be a Proactive Food Founder — How to Build Toward Retail Instead of Reacting to It Runtime
Episode 81
#81 There's a specific kind of moment every food founder hits — a buyer reaches out, or an opportunity lands out of nowhere, and suddenly you're deci…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
3 Things Your Ingredient Supplier Could be Doing For You- A Kombucha Case Study
Episode 80
#80 Most product developers treat their ingredient supplier as a line item. This week, we break down three things a good supplier can actually do for…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Believing in Your Product (And What to Focus On to Stay the Course)
Episode 79
There's a specific kind of doubt that hits at 11pm — the dashboard isn't what you wanted, a review stings, a competitor just launched something shini…
2 months ago
4 Things I'm Tracking Right Now in My Mid-Year Food Product Launch Strategy
Episode 78
We're at the mid-year mark, and if you're building a food product business, this is the moment things stop being theoretical. In this episode, I'm gi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why Your Emerging Food Brand Should Sign Up for that Contest
Episode 77
#77 You worked for months on your product. You finally got it retail-ready. You started applying to every opportunity that could get…
2 months, 2 weeks ago