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#134 Industry Insights from Foodpreneurs Festival 2025

May 28, 2025 • Chelsea Ford / Naishad Dalal • Episode 134

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Didn’t make it to Foodpreneurs Festival 2025? Or maybe you were there but want a refresher on all the high-impact opportunities presented at the event, and the practical steps to take now to leverage your learnings and industry connections?

In this episode, I sat down with Naishad Dalal, food scientist, entrepreneur, and founder of the Food Entrepreneurship Academy, and Jason Stockton, operations expert and founder of Supply’d, the ERP system built just for Foodpreneurs.

Together, we unpack exactly what went down at Foodpreneurs Festival 2025 - from the brands to watch, to the big questions buyers were asking, to the tools and systems fast-growing brands are using to stay lean and scale smart.

Tune in to learn:

🍏 What retailers were at the Festival and what they were looking for (make note of tips for next year!).
🍏 The standout brands from the Festival that are gaining serious traction.
🍏 How to scale without blowing your budget.
🍏 Margin management: what "healthy" really looks like in today’s climate.
🍏 What your pathway to profit should look like.
🍏 How to use automation to help you grow.

Whether you missed the Festival or just want to make sure you caught every juicy insight, this episode is your post-Festival debrief and action plan.

Listen now to hear how the Festival cracked open growth strategies that work, and what to do next to stay ahead.

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Season 16

Season 16, out now, is 'Planning Season' and is being presented by Foodpreneurs Festival - a must-attend event dedicated to bringing consumer packaged goods food, drink (alc and non-alc), pet and supplements brand owners, buyers, media, industry specialists, distributors and investors together under one roof.

Here’s why you should be there:

Thousands of stockists looking for new products for their shelves.
A chance to pitch for funding + mentorship to scale your brand.
Workshops tailored to where you’re at - whether you’re just starting or scaling big (THIS IS NEW!)
‘Brand Story Studio’ - 1:1 help with your messaging strategy - you'll leave with your founder story dialled in (THIS IS NEW!)
‘Distributor Lunch & Learn’ opportunity to speak directly with distributors about how they work and what they need you to do to work successfully with them.
Opportunities to get recognised and get your brand in front of brand owners, buyers, media, industry specialists, distributors and investors.
If you’re an Industry Specialist, tap into a highly engaged, niche audience.
And much, much more.

Schedule May 21-22 in your diary and click this link to see how you can be part of it.

Chelsea Ford

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