Let's Eat with Mark Samuel

Let's Eat, ep. 154 with Sydney Chasin from Chasin' Dreams and Karin Samelson and Alison Smith with UMAI Marketing 22.11.2022 14:50 ↓

We talk better for you snacks, specific distribution, innovation, and digital and social marketing.

Let's Eat, Sales Series, ep. 16, with Pierre Jamet with Petit Pot 21.11.2022 16:19 ↓

We talk sales, in the face of all the obstacles happening in CPG today. 

Let's Eat, ep. 153 with Carl Starkey with AWSM Sauce and Jessyca Dewey with The Y Collective 09.11.2022 11:28 ↓

We talk food sauces and sustainability, innovation in that category, direct to consumer and the impact of storytelling. 

Let's Eat, ep. 152 with Parker Olson with Forij and David Abrahams with iLevel Brands 01.11.2022 23:59 ↓

We talk granola, state of the CPG space, the brutal headwinds ahead for many brands, plus brokers. 

Let's Eat, ep. 151 with Katherine Harvey from Bare Bones and Richard Moniz from Rich Insights 27.10.2022 15:11 ↓

We talk bone broth, health benefits, growing over the last 8+ years and shopper insights. 

Let's Eat, ep. 150 with Simon Sacal from Solely and Emily Wilcox from Elevate 19.10.2022 21:21 ↓

We talk dried fruit and other snacks, vertical integration with facilities in Mexico, owning the P&L and innovation, and helping brands sell on Amazon. 

Let's Eat, ep. 149 with Yanni Hufnagel from Lemon Perfect and M'kenna Krchnavy from GenerMatch 11.10.2022 18:53 ↓

We talk going from college basketball to making lemon water, mile deep in sales, raising capital and spending to get trial and big revenue, plus matching brands with content creators. 

Let's Eat, ep. 4 with Dr. James Richardson 04.10.2022 33:29 ↓

We talk Liquid Death, going hard after your core customer and advertising with no filter, plus Dude Wipes and Chomps mentioned. 

Let's Eat, ep. 148 with Melissa Martinelli with Super Frau and Jonathan Fudem from One Text 30.09.2022 13:51 ↓

We talk about upcycled beverages, new category, educating the consumer, and buying experience through tech.

Let's Eat, ep. 3, Growth, with Joshua Schall 22.09.2022 21:38 ↓

We talk current state of CPG, market fit, and how to scale.

Let's Eat, ep. 147 with David Vartarian with Tidbits and Annalea Krebs with Social Nature 15.09.2022 12:58 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep 2., Growth Series with Will Nitze from IQ Bar 12.09.2022 25:01 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 146 with Suzie York from The Better Chocolate and Daniel Tejada from Straight up Growth 01.09.2022 19:34 ↓

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. 

Let's Eat, ep. 145 with Emanuel Storch from Blackbird Foods and Holly Corrales from Planted Seed PR 25.08.2022 11:59 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 144 with Paul Voge from Aura Bora and Louis Condon from Pear Commerce 17.08.2022 17:46 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 143 with Thomas Angel from Altitude Beverages and Vish Puttagunta and Power Central 09.08.2022 17:21 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 142 with Joe Christensen from Nuskool Snacks and Kirk Visola from Mind the Font 06.08.2022 16:11 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 1, Growth Series with Dr. James Richardson 27.07.2022 46:00 ↓

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. 

Let's Eat, ep. 141 with Lauren Chew from Love and Chew and Hannah McGough from Banana Brands 20.07.2022 17:11 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 140 with Jake Kneller from Sweet Nothings and Peg Brown from Peg Brown Designs 14.07.2022 12:09 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 139 with Vasa Martinez with Perfy and Laura Sauls with Scout Marketing 06.07.2022 15:44 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 4 of Investor Series with Tom Malengo from Brandjectory 06.07.2022 22:58 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 138 with Kayla Castañeda from Agua Bonita and Kristi McGill from Rooted Food Sales 24.06.2022 16:26 ↓

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

Let's Eat, ep. 3 of Investor Series with Natalie Borowski from Coefficient Capital 15.06.2022 28:26 ↓

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

Let's Eat - ep. 137 // Jessica Berger from Bundle x Joy and Georgiana Dearing from Virginia Foodie 10.06.2022 12:11 ↓

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