Foodpreneur with Chelsea Ford
Imagine a consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry where both small and large players coexist on a level playing field, consumers have choice, there’s integrity in what they’re buying and they experience innovative, sustainable products.
In this weekly podcast, hosted by founder, award-winning coach, consultant & small business advocate, Chelsea Ford, you'll hear interviews with incredible founders and hard-to-reach industry specialists as well as practical and actionable content that directly supports your CPG business to grow, become more profitable and thrive.
Learn more at www.chelseaford.com .
Foodpreneur with Chelsea Ford
#134 Industry Insights from Foodpreneurs Festival 2025
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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.
LINKS & RESOURCES:
- Grounded Wholefoods website
- Lady Alchemy website
- Quickie Cookies website
- Coast n Smoke website
- SUP Foods website
- Supply’d website
- Jason Stockton’s LinkedIn
- Food Entrepreneurship Academy website
- Food Entrepreneurship Academy LinkedIn
- Naishad Dalal’s LinkedIn
- Your Free Pitch Plan
- Become a Chelsea Ford Insider
Season 17 with NFTC
Season 17, out now, is brought to you by NFTC – The Natural Foods Trading Company.
If you're a growing food brand navigating that tricky middle phase—scaling up, maybe landing your first major retailer, figuring out how to buy smarter—NFTC is worth knowing about.
They're a mid-tier ingredient supplier specialising in natural wholefoods: nuts, dried fruits, herbs, spices, seeds, and more. Small enough to offer lower minimums and genuine flexibility, but backed by serious sourcing capability and a team that actually knows its range inside out.
Think of them as the ingredient partner that grows with you—not one you'll outgrow.
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