The Food Startups Podcast

We bring in top performers like Bob Moore of Bob's Red Mill, Legendary Investor Jim Rogers (Skip the MBA and Start a Farm), and founders of emerging food startups in a weekly show designed to educate and entertain. Exclusive tips and insights to help you build a meaningful and profitable food business.

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Episodes

Ep86- Natural Prophets, Whole Foods and Advice for Millennial Food Entrepreneurs

This is the history episode you have to listen to! Joe Dobrow wrote the textbook on the history of the natural foods industry: Natural Prophets . He masterly weaves U.S. history and the natural foods industry history side by side. Joe served as the head of marketing for Fresh Fields, Whole Foods Market, Balducci’s and Sprouts Farmers Market. The inside look at the industry educates us on where we've been and where we're going: What the baby boomer natural foods titans were like in their late 20'...

Mar 24, 2016•36 min

Ep85- How to Build a Brand Using Art, Values, and Experience Design - Jody Levy of WTRMLN WTR

Jody Levy knew she was going to be an artist in 3rd grade when she got into the flow state painting a Georgia O'Keefe piece. Fast forward to 2016, her watermelon water drink WTRMLN WTR ( website ) will be nationwide in 7500 stores this summer. Cold pressing 14 million pounds of watermelons in 2016. Last month, many of the Denver Broncos drank it before they went on to upset the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. How have they achieved success so quickly in one of the hardest industries around? ...

Mar 17, 2016•26 min

Ep84- How to Create Impactful Editorial Content - Jeffrey of New Food Economy

Jeffrey Kittay is a native New Yorker who spent time in the a cademic world as a journalism professor @ Columbia University. Later, he worked as a publisher. Four months ago, he decided to start his own e-magazine: The New Food Economy . I love the content. It is aimed to help entrepreneurs like us create change as part of the "food movement". We discuss: The art of helping food entrepreneurs with actionable advice How to create great long-form content How to find (and tell) interesting stories ...

Mar 10, 2016•21 min

Ep83- Making Shrimp Great Again - New Wave Foods

I'm so proud to have Dominique Barnes and Michelle Wolf on the show. They are the founders of New Wave Foods. They create seafood in a lab not the ocean. Their first product is recreating shrimp using plant proteins and marine algae. This interview blew my mind. Fresh out of IndieBio, a biotech accelerator, and a $250,000 grant, they are currently raising capital with investors. Their first customer: Google. The lead vegan chef at Googleplex put in an order for 200 pounds. The environmental and ...

Mar 03, 2016•26 min

Ep82- Jess Jackson, California Wine, and Laws of Power

One of the most formative biographies on food and business that I have read is A Man and His Mountain: The Everyman who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America’s Greatest Wine Entrepreneur. Jess "Stonestreet" Jackson passed away in 2011. A self-made billionaire, he was vital to the transformation of California wine and was a champion in horse racing. Using concepts from the legendary strategist, Robert Greene, I analyze the key traits and power laws that Jess Jackson followed. They allowed fo...

Feb 25, 2016•10 min

Ep81- Elevating the DC Food Scene - Caesar Layton of Cultivate Ventures

Cultivate Ventures is changing the Washington DC food scene. They invest time, money, and expertise into promising startups in the DMV. A few years ago, Caesar Layton, the founder, was commuting to South East Asia as an agricultural economist. After poor customer service from an online grocery, he sent an email to them and got called back by the founder. A few months later, Caesar invested in the company and took over as the CEO. Today, his firm is investing and advising. Wheeling and dealing. T...

Feb 18, 2016•29 min

Ep80- The Hustler's Mindset (How to Dominate) - Anthony Rodriguez

Anthony Rodriguez is the founder of Lineage Interactive , A mini ad agency meets a production company. They work with Anna Rawson, David Ortiz, Chris Culliver, Amare Stoudemire, Diplo, Nas, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, Amare Stoudemire, 8 pro sports teams, and many other athletes, musicians and actors. Lineage formally started 12 years ago with athletes who were struggling to get off the court income. He has been honing his craft since he was a kid, helping his parents build a co...

Feb 11, 2016•38 min

Ep79- How to (really) Utilize Your Network - Sophie of EatPops

She dreamed up EatPops in 2013 while studying for the Bar exam, becoming frustrated by the lack of healthy snack (and dessert) option. In 2014, it became a reality. EatPops is now in over 300 locations throughout the country, including stores like Fairway and Whole Foods . Sophie was recently named to Forbes 30U30 and is making dessert healthy with her fruit and veggie pops. Noni, Acai, Kale, Spinach, Carrots, Vanilla, and Mango are among some of the ingredients you’ll find in her popsicles. We ...

Feb 04, 2016•29 min

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