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Episode 44: Words of Advice from a Speciality Retail Buyer

As the gatekeepers to getting your product onto their shelves, hearing straight from retail buyers is always so invaluable to foodpreneurs. Get them at a good time and you could have your product in their store(s), get them at a bad time and you could never hear from them again….

This week I chat to specialty retail buyer Tim Sykes about everything from the best ways to contact a buyer, to when you should contact them, and what you should bring with you if you land a meeting with one (plus much more!)

Listen to episode 44 if you want to get into the mind of a specialty retail buyer to find out what to do (and what not to do) to improve your chances of getting stocked.

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WHAT’S COOKING WITH NATALIE HARRIS, CO-FOUNDER DANNY BALBOA’S SAUCE CO

Natalie Harris, and her partner Dan, have built the award winning Danny Balboa’s Sauce Co. A hot sauce business with inspired cooking thanks to the combination of knowledge gained from years working in the BBQ industry (both in restaurants and the competition circuit) and Dan’s natural wizardry in the kitchen producing something with a real depth of flavour, not just heat.

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WHAT’S COOKING WITH GILAVA POUR, FOUNDER OF EXOTIC BAZAAR, MIDDLE EASTERN SAUCES & SPICES

Gilava Pour, founder of Exotic Bazaar cooking sauces and spices for the classic slow cooked meal with authentic Middle Eastern flavours. Gilava’s  love of cooking is expressed when she says, “I feel like I have been invited to so many family dinner tables” – this is what she says when speaking about her consumers and their love for her Middle Eastern food.

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