Hey ,

Happy Labor Day! I hope you're winding down after this long weekend with a drink mixed with

Avec's Jalepeño Blood Orange

carbonated mixer.

Wishing everyone a great week!

As always, this week I've curated some really cool resources to build into your business this week. Enjoy.

 *NEW* FOODBEVY PODCAST 

I'm super excited to announce the launch of our new podcast - Startup To Scale.

Join me as I talk to aspiring entrepreneurs, seasoned industry experts, and everyone in between as we unlock the keys to growing from startup to scale.Our first three episodes are live:1) Jordan Buckner - Introduction2) Succeeding at Whole Foods Market with Julie Blubaugh3) Create Standout Content with Liz Giorgi of SoonaSubscribe today on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Enjoy!

WORKSHOP: DTC GROWTH PLAYBOOK

Friday, September 17th at 11am CT | $25 or free for membersLet’s face it, getting strong e-com traction is really hard. Are you sure you’re executing in the best way? When you create a strong e-commerce strategy you can efficiently drive new customer acquisitions and convert them into loyal supporters. But before that can happen, you need to understand what pieces to put in place first. Jane Lee from Launch Pop joins me to teach you how to build an effective DTC growth strategy. This workshop is for new and existing e-commerce sellers.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Walkthrough case studies of companies that Jane and Launch Pop has launched/grown in the past 5 years

• Learn Jane’s approach to launching a brand and that includes building community and co-creating the business with your community.

• Learn Jane’s approach to signal testing things and putting data behind big decision for your brand

• – The importance of having a soul

SPEAKER

Jane Lee is the co-founder of Launch Pop

LAUNCH INTO FOODSERVICE

I'm a HUUUGE fan of foodservice as a channel, and it was our secret back door into the customer acquisition that actually PAID for product. Foodservice isn't just restaurants, it includes universities, convenience, and corporate offices. If you're looking for help breaking into this channel, you should talk with Matt at Rooted.Rooted Food Sales is a new, innovative Foodservice broker. Rooted offers natural food brands a unique opportunity by integrating the traditional broker role with a strong sales focus to provide an enhanced solution to drive growth and branding. They leverage sales expertise, relationships and Foodservice knowledge, to maximize brands’ exposure and drive the growth of an in-house sales team.Foodbevy Members save 25% off their first month

FREE DATA FROM FOODBEVY + NIELSENIQ

I'm super excited to announce that we've partnered with NielsenIQ to help emerging CPG brands access critical data to help you grow your business. Through their new Byzzer platform, you're able to access 2 completely free reports that you can use to understand your brand sales, category sales data, and more. You get to choose from a library of reports to solve your data gap.For those of you who've worked with, or tried to purchase data before, you know it can be incredibly expensive. You can now use these reports for your strategy meetings, investor presentations, buyer meetings, and more!Just click on the link below to get started. Have a question about how to best use the data? Shoot me an e-mail and I'm happy to connect you with their team.

DISCOUNTS

- Riser Design 

is an awesome branding and packaging design company that works mainly with food and beverage companies.

Get 10% off your design package.

- Stripe 

is now providing $20,000 in fee-free processing for new and EXISTING customers.

Save over $600

The Accountrepreneur 

is your go-to outsourced CPA and CFO firm for the food and beverage industry. Receive

 a free financial assessment + Foodbevy Members get 20% off services for one year.

- RangeMe

is used by hundreds of retailers to source products. If you use RangeMe,

they are offering $600 off their premium service.

- The Creative Exchange 

is a social media agency designed for CPG. If you need help on social, they are offering all Foodbevy members a

free 1hr consult, along with a $400/month deal to join their Photo Club, which includes 12 photos per month.

- WeStock 

allows you to identify where your tribe would like to purchase your products in retail. 

Save 25% monthly and annual plans.

- Airtable

 can store information in a spreadsheet that's visually appealing and easy-to-use, but it's also powerful enough to act as a database that businesses can use for customer-relationship management (CRM), task management, project planning, and tracking inventory. 

Receive $2,000 in free credits

- Hubspot 

is an inbound marketing and sales software that helps companies attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers.

Save 30% on all plans

With your help we're building an amazing community of Food and Bev entrepreneurs helping each other!

The Foodbevy Team