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March 23, 2020
Business Models
March 23, 2020
How Food and Farm Businesses Can Survive This Pandemic
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In Edible-Alpha® podcast #62, Tera talks with Ted LeBow, cofounder and managing principle of Kitchen Table Consultants, about how small food and farm businesses can stay afloat through the current COVID-19 crisis.
March 12, 2020
Scared to Talk Money? Don’t Be—You Got This
Many food and farm entrepreneurs know their way around a kitchen or carrot crop, but when it comes to the financial stuff, they feel out of their lane.
March 6, 2020
Disrupting a Category with Innovation, Authenticity and Sustainability
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In Edible-Alpha® podcast #61, Tera catches up with Sascha Dhanjal, founder and president of Saffi Foods based in Madison, Wisconsin.
February 28, 2020
The Secret to Breaking Into Retail
Food entrepreneurs believe passionately in their products (why else would they invest all the blood, sweat and tears?) and feel strongly that consumers will too—if only they could score retail shelf space.
February 24, 2020
The Importance of Getting New Food Products ‘Retail Ready’
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In Edible-Alpha® podcast #60, Tera catches up with consultant Alli Ball, creator of the Retail Ready online course and the Food Biz Wiz podcast.
February 13, 2020
Got a Unique Product? Factor Education into Budget and Bandwidth
Some of the most innovative food products are a tough sell for consumers.
February 6, 2020
Innovation and Differentiation Drive Success for Century Sun Oil
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In Edible-Alpha® podcast #59, Tera talks with Dale and Pam Johnson, owners of Century Sun Oil in Pulaski, Wisconsin.
January 31, 2020
How an Online Strategy Can Supercharge Small Brands
Historically, getting products into brick-and-mortar grocery stores was the best way to for food entrepreneurs and farmers to reach consumers.
January 24, 2020
How Rural Food Businesses Can Thrive—and Revive Communities
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In Edible-Alpha® podcast #58, Tera speaks with Paul Scharfman, president of Specialty Cheese Company in Reeseville, Wisconsin, known for its Hispanic and other ethnic cheeses.