Let's Eat with Mark Samuel

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Episodes

Let's Eat, ep. 147 with David Vartarian with Tidbits and Annalea Krebs with Social Nature

We talk better for you candy, taste and texture, expansion and getting product off the shelf.

Sep 15, 2022•13 min

Let's Eat, ep 2., Growth Series with Will Nitze from IQ Bar

We talk all things CPG, from DTC to retail to Costco roadshows, the good, bad and everything in between.

Sep 12, 2022•25 min

Let's Eat, ep. 146 with Suzie York from The Better Chocolate and Daniel Tejada from Straight up Growth

We talk about better for you chocolate, starting yet another CPG brand after seeing the good, bad, and everything in between, and helping brands grow on Amazon.

Sep 01, 2022•20 min

Let's Eat, ep. 145 with Emanuel Storch from Blackbird Foods and Holly Corrales from Planted Seed PR

We talk frozen pizza, better for you category, the right retailers and PR for the health and wellness space.

Aug 25, 2022•12 min

Let's Eat, ep. 144 with Paul Voge from Aura Bora and Louis Condon from Pear Commerce

We talk beverages, San Francisco, scaling at retail, differentiating with flavor and bridging data between brands and retailers.

Aug 17, 2022•18 min

Let's Eat, ep. 143 with Thomas Angel from Altitude Beverages and Vish Puttagunta and Power Central

We talk on functional beverages, moving to Bend, leaving a corporate job and advising those in CPG.

Aug 09, 2022•17 min

Let's Eat, ep. 142 with Joe Christensen from Nuskool Snacks and Kirk Visola from Mind the Font

We talk protein bars, rebrand, lay of the land in CPG today (not all good), and branding and packaging.

Aug 06, 2022•16 min

Let's Eat, ep. 1, Growth Series with Dr. James Richardson

We talk about his book, Ramping Your Brand, and dive into all things growth, packaging, capital needs, trial, velocity, and more. If you're in CPG, read or listen to his book, and hopefully listen to this, it's just a glimpse of the knowledge he has in CPG.

Jul 27, 2022•46 min

Let's Eat, ep. 141 with Lauren Chew from Love and Chew and Hannah McGough from Banana Brands

We talk cookies, improving margin, distribution, innovation with protein and branding.

Jul 20, 2022•17 min

Let's Eat, ep. 140 with Jake Kneller from Sweet Nothings and Peg Brown from Peg Brown Designs

We talk frozen section, kids smoothies, convenience and all things CPG design.

Jul 14, 2022•12 min

Let's Eat, ep. 139 with Vasa Martinez with Perfy and Laura Sauls with Scout Marketing

We talk beverages, launching with experience in digital, going to retail instead of DTC, and marketing.

Jul 06, 2022•16 min

Let's Eat, ep. 4 of Investor Series with Tom Malengo from Brandjectory

We talk investors, early stage investment, the contacts they have, how to present, what to know and how to be prepared.

Jul 06, 2022•23 min

Let's Eat, ep. 138 with Kayla Castañeda from Agua Bonita and Kristi McGill from Rooted Food Sales

We talk beverages, working on a small budget and being scrappy, testing DTC before any retail launch and working with good food brokers.

Jun 24, 2022•16 min

Let's Eat, ep. 3 of Investor Series with Natalie Borowski from Coefficient Capital

We talk about Magic Spoon's recent $85M raise, what investors are looking for in founders, market fit, unit economics and more.

Jun 15, 2022•28 min

Let's Eat - ep. 137 // Jessica Berger from Bundle x Joy and Georgiana Dearing from Virginia Foodie

We talk better nutrition for pets, price points at premium, and CPG strategy.

Jun 10, 2022•12 min

Let's Eat, Ep. 136 with Alex Piasecki from Seal the Seasons and Irina Balyurko from Red Rocks Ecommerce

We talk fresh fruit, then frozen, regional farmers, growing to 4K doors and how to sell on amazon.

Jun 01, 2022•18 min

Let's Eat, Ep. 15 of Sales Series, with Corrie Higgins and Mike Scavuzzo from Mid-Day Squares

We talk founder's, personality, story telling, sales decks, and 3 key ingredients needed to help sell a CPG product into retail.

May 24, 2022•22 min

Let's Eat, ep. 135 with Kelsey Moreira from Doughp and Kate Green from Kate Green Design

We talk cookie dough, retail in San Francisco, pandemic, Shark Talk and lots and lots of DTC, plus packaging design.

May 18, 2022•22 min

Let's Eat, ep 134 with Patrick Whitner from Sunny Culture and Jennifer Ruscin from Growth Spurt Sales

We talk probiotic shots and building out regionally, plus supporting sales and marketing.

May 13, 2022•11 min

Let's Eat, Ep. 2, Investor Series with Melissa Facchina from Siddhi Capital

We talk investment, what brands should know, the state of the CPG industry and more.

May 04, 2022•23 min

Let's Eat, Ep. 1, Buyers Series, Nicolletta Payne from The Vitamin Shoppe

We talk all things brands and buyers, how to submit, what a buyer may be looking for, innovation, flavor and more.

May 04, 2022•15 min

Let's Eat, Episode 133 with Megan Feeman, Founder of NoBaked Cookie Dough and David Heiser and Bridget Aragon from Grass Roots Demos

We talk cookie dough, direct to consumer, indulgence, moving into retail and all things marketing at store level.

Apr 26, 2022•16 min

Let's Eat, Special Episode LIVE at CHFA Show in Vancouver with Mike Fata

Live episode at the CHFA show with Mike Fata. We talk all things CPG, plus health and wellness and why it's so important.

Apr 25, 2022•38 min

Let's Eat, special episode 1, Investor Series with Adam Spriggs from The Angel Group

We talk investments, access to capital, what makes a good brand, a good operator, getting to $100M, and more.

Apr 19, 2022•24 min

Let's Eat, episode 132 with Elizabeth Stein from Purely Elizabeth and Austin Hulse from Numerator

We talk CPG from 2009 vs now, health and wellness, posting on social media as the founder, real mission and purpose, what it took to get to this point through scrappiness and most recently a $50M financing round, what's ahead, and why data is so important.

Apr 12, 2022•19 min

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