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Friday Partner Pulse 11/29/24
🤩 CPG Resources & Opportunities Inside!
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Are you a CPG brand ready to scale in Retail and D2B sales?
Aion Financial offers flexible lines of credit ranging from $10,000 to $5,000,000 to fuel your growth.
Foodbevy Offer:
Sign up for a bank account for free and access credit lines from $10,000 to $5,000,000. As a special offer for the Foodbevy community, Aion is completely waiving their fee of $99/month to access credit lines.
*To qualify, brands should have an annual revenue of at least $1 million.
Planning your 2025/26 product pipeline?
JPG Resources can help!
From whitespace evaluation to idea generation, feasibility screening, formulation and commercialization, we've helped companies launch hundreds of unique and executable new food and beverage items.
What new products are you dreaming of?
We'd love to help!
Make everything shoppable and unlock strategies to measurably improve ROAS with Pear Commerce's Resource Center.
Pear uncovers everything your brand needs to run a true retail ecommerce strategy - from dynamic shoppablity to running optimized retail marketing and capturing greater share of wallet. Access Pear's Resource Center for free here.
Promomash empowers CPG brands to manage trade marketing and promotional activities more efficiently with their all-in-one platform. From planning promos to tracking deductions and analyzing campaign data, Promomash helps brands reach their goals and streamline promotional analysis. .
Ready to elevate your retail performance? Try Promomash now with a 30 days free trial exclusively for Foodbevy readers! Start your free trial today.
PARTNER NEWS
Catapult Slingshot Brand Support
Catapult Commercialization Services Inc. is a highly functional team of food industry experts that empowers brands and ingredient suppliers with strong technical and operational solutions. We work with teams of all sizes - from pre revenue, emerging brands through Fortune 500 companies. We have worked with more than 350 brands since our founding in 2018.
Our capabilities include:â—Ź Market Analysis for Product Fitâ—Ź Product/Process/Package Development & Scale Upâ—Ź QA & Regulatoryâ—Ź Contract Manufacturer Sourcing/Startup/Optimizationâ—Ź Capital Projects, Including Retrofits and Complete Buildsâ—Ź Supply Chain Developmentâ—Ź Strategic Plan Development & Investor Preparationâ—Ź Sales Strategy Development
Common product categories include:â—Ź Plant-based meats, premium meats, cheeses, milks, dips, spreads, and noveltiesâ—Ź Alternative proteins, including novel, plant-based ingredientsâ—Ź Frozen meals, including products of high culinary qualityâ—Ź Dairy & non-dairy beverages, including juices, coffees, and teasâ—Ź Novel packaging, including HPP-friendlyâ—Ź Shelf stable products, including in glassâ—Ź Products with delicate thermal/shear requirements, including high viscosity liquids/pastes
Each member of our team of 90 professionals, spread across the US, have 20-40 years experience and leverage best practices and strategies to match solutions to the situations our clients find themselves in -scrappy solutions for an early brand (with a path to scale) and well-documented, low-risk solutions for brands with substantial existing brand equity.
So whether your need is a scrappy commercialization, ingredient application research, or an in-depth technical analysis for quality and/or cost improvement, Catapult has the team to excel.
To discuss your project and understand if Catapult is the right fit for your need, please reach out to us.
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurs Incubation Program
Launch your business in 6 months with personalized support and coaching
Dreaming of starting a food business? We invite you to explore our Incubation Cohort– a six-month, holistic program developed by The Hatchery Chicago to ignite your entrepreneurial spirit and transform your business from idea to reality.
This cohort program is intended to accelerate your launch to market using Lean Startup methodologies and a supportive community. With essential tools and engaging monthly discussions, you will be able to determine viability and market demand quickly, and carefully position your brand for growth.
Ready, Set, Pitch! Apply to CPGrow TODAY for a Chance to Win $250,000!
Are you ready to take your brand to new heights in 2025? The CPGrow 2025 Pitch Competition by Kickfurther is back, giving you a chance to win $250,000 in inventory funding and amazing grand prizes from our partners!
Why Join?
Imagine what $250,000 in no-cost inventory funding could mean for your growth—scaling production, launching new products, or supercharging your marketing efforts. And, simply by applying, you’ll gain access to exclusive resources to support your success.
Grand Prize Package Includes:
🏆 $250,000 in inventory funding from Kickfurther
đźšš $7,500 value in shipping credits, truck wraps, and free fulfillment onboarding from ShipBob
💡 Financial model consultation, 50% off first-year, and waived onboarding—up to $6,000 in value
🧠Two free months of Cin7 Core (Over $700 value)
🌟 RangeMe Premium membership ($2,499 value)
Let’s make 2025 your best year yet!
Ready to make your brand’s dreams a reality?
Deadline to Apply: January 31st, 2025
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements
What You Should Know
January of 2024 brought us a new not-so-tax-ish reporting requirement for the majority of small businesses. If you are confused (or just finding out) about the Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership reporting, this is your must-read. We have compiled your FAQs and details below.
But first, a disclaimer: This information is meant to be general-only and should not be applied to your specific facts and circumstances without consultation with competent legal counsel and/or other retained professional adviser.
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About Foodbevy
Foodbevy helps food and beverage brands grow from startup to scale through inspiration, education, and partnership.
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