Foodpreneur with Chelsea Ford
Imagine a food, drink & pet food packaged goods 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 & CPG 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 food, drink & pet food CPG business to grow, become more profitable and thrive.
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Foodpreneur with Chelsea Ford
#134 Industry Insights from Foodpreneurs Festival 2025
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
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