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11: Top mistakes food entrepreneurs make with their food business w/Chelsea Rainey

Release Date: 03/19/2020

30: Tips for getting your product into grocery stores w/ Planted Foods Co.

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Getting your product into grocery stores takes time and requires networking with retailers & buyers in the food industry. Ashley Kirk, Founder of Planted Foods Co, a plant based food company walks us through:

29: How to find investors for small food businesses w/Kube Nice Cream

Pro Food Maker

You won’t be able to bootstrap your food business forever and might need investors, says Kai Nortey, co-founder & CEO of Kube Nice Cream. This vegan ice cream manufacturer explains:

28: Food truck marketing w/ The Food Truck Scholar

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Are you a food truck owner having trouble with marketing and keeping your social media pages updated? Ariel D. Smith, The Food Truck Scholar, has quick & easy tips for you. Ariel also chats about:

27: Get more press features without hiring PR

Pro Food Maker

Interested in getting more press for your business? Mercedes outlines common mistakes we make when pitching to media outlets and tips on how to successfully pitch to journalists, podcasters, YouTubers, and bloggers.

26: Navigating social media to grow your brand w/ Geo’s Table

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Geo Darwin, a Philadelphia-based food & lifestyle blogger and content creator, is on a mission to highlight underrepresented people in food & beverage. We chat about:

25: Before Mo Better Brews, there was Houston Sauce Co. vegan food truck

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Courtney Lindsay is the chef & owner of Houston Sauce Co, a super popular vegan food company in Houston, TX. Courtney shares:

24: How much does it cost to open a restaurant? w/Felicia Middleton, owner of Urban Aesthetics

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Want to open a restaurant, bakery, cafe, food hall, or food space/facility? Learn restaurant start up costs and best practices from Felicia Middleton, an architectural designer for food spaces, specializing in food service design. Hear about:

23: Kyle's Good Finds: Tokyo, Japan Black Owned Bakery w/ Kyle Sexton

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Meet Kyle Sexton, the owner of Kyle’s Good Finds, a Black owned bakery in Tokyo, Japan. We chat about:

22: Season 2 Sneak Peek & Ask Me Anything

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Welcome to Season 2! Mercedes talks about highlights, media features, and collaborations from Season 1. She finishes the episode with an Ask Me Anything segment and a sneak peek for the new season.

21: Season 2 Announcement + Listener Challenge

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The new season of Pro Food Maker launches this month! Find out how an extra 15 seconds of your time will lead to a bonus episode. Subscribe to this podcast and follow us on Instagram @profoodmaker. Thank you for listening and for your support.

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You need more than passion to successfully run your food business. Today, we chat about the common mistakes that restaurant owners and food entrepreneurs make, with Chelsea Rainey. She is the founder & owner of Culinistics, a company that helps food entrepreneurs launch and scale their food brand. Chelsea breaks down: