Tag: artisanal

Episode 30: Selling more products by tapping into Instagram GOLD.

Episode 30: Selling more products by tapping into Instagram GOLD.

by | Aug 31, 2022 | | 0

Have you mastered Instagram for your food and drink business, or have you got lots of pretty pictures that aren’t converting to sales and cash? Are you putting yourself in your consumers’ shoes in order to make Instagram work? In this episode I chat to Yolanda Nagy, a social media and farmers market consultant, about how to use Instagram to sell more food and drink product and give your consumers what they want so you sell more and put money in your pocket for every food and drink product you sell!

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Episode 29: Getting ranged and how to be good different.

Episode 29: Getting ranged and how to be good different.

by | Aug 25, 2022 | | 0

Imagine buyers contacting you rather than you them? It happens. How can you make that happen for your brand? In this podcast episode I give you my six-pillar framework to help you develop new products and write a compelling sales pitch so you land more accounts; get more product into more consumers’ hands; and put more money in your pocket for every food and drink product your sell. You’ll also be inspired by the brands I mention that are good different who are getting buyer call backs – they’ll energise you as you scale your brand.

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Episode 28: Moving from DTC to wholesale. The scale story of a keto cereal brand.

Episode 28: Moving from DTC to wholesale. The scale story of a keto cereal brand.

by | Aug 17, 2022 | | 0

How do you make the transition from DTC to finding retail buyers to pitch to? What steps do you need to take in order to successfully go from selling DTC to wholesale? How can you make the most of category growth? What do you prepare for a pitch to a retail buyer? How could you present your offer differently and get cut-through with prospective retail buyers? Do you know what incremental revenue is and how that could be your best bet to land more wholesale opportunities? These and other sales questions will be answered in my coaching session with Veronica Blue, founder Phenomenal Foods Co, Creamy Keto Hot Cereal®.

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Episode 27: Getting sales through a major retailer when you’ve got a lot of competition. Here’s how.

Episode 27: Getting sales through a major retailer when you’ve got a lot of competition. Here’s how.

by | Aug 10, 2022 | | 0

Price penetration strategy, what is that and what do you need to know? Who really is buying your products and why should you care? What should you do when a retailer wants you to develop a product; how do you deliver it on time? How do you work with a co-manufacturer and manage their MOQs? And how do you manage production, ingredient delivery and sales demand all at the same time without losing your mind? These and other powerful questions on selling a mass market product through grocery are revealed in my chat with Cian Dawson, co-founder Gym Bod, high protein, low sugar, ice cream.

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Episode 26: Straight talk from a speciality retail buyer. What to say in your pitch.

Episode 26: Straight talk from a speciality retail buyer. What to say in your pitch.

by | Aug 3, 2022 | | 1

How do you feel approaching a speciality retail buyer and pitching and closing the sale of your food and drink product? Not your favourite part of growing your entrepreneurial food and drink business? I got you. In this episode I talk to Christina Basile, owner operator of Panetta Mercato, a collection of five family run grocery stores sourcing high quality food and drink products for their customers. Listen to our chat and learn ways you can improve your success rate of landing more wholesale accounts and getting your product into more consumer baskets.

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WHAT’S COOKING WITH INNA KINER, FOUNDER OF INNAMUSE PREMIUM HANDCRAFTED MUESLI

WHAT’S COOKING WITH INNA KINER, FOUNDER OF INNAMUSE PREMIUM HANDCRAFTED MUESLI

by | Jun 26, 2020 | , , , , | 0

Meet Inna Kiner, founder of InnaMuse. Inna creates premium handcrafted nutritious and delicious mueslis. Inna, despite being an economist by training, shared with us how much she dislikes anything to do with numbers and finances! She says she just doesn’t enjoy accounting so has grown her muesli business with help in the finance area and says it’s made a massive difference to her cash flow and focus.

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WHAT’S COOKING WITH NONIE DWYER FROM NONIE’S FOOD, GLUTEN FREE BREAD

WHAT’S COOKING WITH NONIE DWYER FROM NONIE’S FOOD, GLUTEN FREE BREAD

by | Aug 20, 2017 | , , , | 0

In our latest What’s Cooking, we talk to chef, baker, business woman and all round lovely person, Nonie Dwyer of Nonie’s artisan gluten free bakery. Nonie shares with us what drives her passion for her manufacturing business and how River Cottage UK Head Chef, Gill Meller’s gentle manner encouraged her philosophies on food sustainability, the environment and on food and flavour.

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