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Episode 37: Creating a memorable brand to get your product off the shelf.

Many foodpreneurs spend a lot of time and energy creating fantastic products that taste amazing but overlook the creation of a brand personality; and in retail, you’ve got to create a brand! In this episode I chat with branding expert David Thomson about how branding can have a huge effect on opening doors to major retailers, as well as getting your products into people’s hands, leading to more sales. If you want to stand out from your competitors on the shelves, or you’re struggling to come up with a brand personality (or never thought about one!), want you’ll want to listen to this week’s episode.

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Episode 36: How Doughlicious founder, Kathryn Bricken, wins retail accounts.

Doughlicious products caught the eye of Whole Foods Market early and now a few years in, Kathryn Bricken the Doughlicious founder, has won listings in all the major UK retailers, including Planet Organic, Ocado, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Costco. It’s been an impressive trajectory. In this episode you’ll hear Kathryn and I chat about scaling a chilled and ready-to-eat product and all the regulatory requirements that entails, and key aspects of scaling, such as whether it’s better to use a co-manufacturer or produce in-house and how to pitch to investors to raise money critical to continue to scale. Don’t miss this one!

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