JUNE 1-8 | VIRTUAL EDUCATION SERIES

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Business Training for Early-Stage Food & Beverage Brands



Learn the Ropes of the Industry

Each day, from June 1st to June 7th, we’ll drop a lesson on fundraising, formulation, operations, branding and marketing, or sales and distribution strategies. 

Connect with Industry Experts

The pre-released lessons will culminate on Tuesday, June 8th with a live panel, networking sessions, and expert round tables. Bring your questions.

Set the Foundation for Growth

In an effort to support emerging brands as they grow, this is a free opportunity for the entire food and beverage community, but prior registration is required.

Boot Camp 2021 Speakers

  • Shastri Mahadeo

    Shastri Mahadeo

    Founder & CEO, Unioncrate

  • Chris Moe

    Chris Moe

    President & Co-Founder, Cartograph

  • Kate Weidner

    Kate Weidner

    Founder & CEO, SRW

  • Billy Medof

    Billy Medof

    COO, Procure Analytics

Boot Camp 2021 Sponsor

The Agenda

June 1-7: On-Demand Presentations

2-3 presentations will be released each business day from June 1st through 7th. The on-demand videos will be available in the event platform and feature lessons on fundraising, formulation, operations, branding and marketing, or sales and distribution strategies. 

June 8 - Live Networking Event

On June 8, a special live panel discussing fundraising for food and beverage startups will be held at 3 p.m. ET, followed by round tables that gather all of our experts for live Q and A.

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. ET -- Boot Camp Live Panel Discussion

3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET -- Expert Round Tables

Please note: All times US Eastern Time

  • ON DEMAND

    Beverage Operations

    Co-packer relationships, scaled manufacturing, ingredients and recipes -- Pete Grego takes beverage entrepreneurs into the world of the co-packer to give attendees a feel for the ways outsourced manufacturing can transform a beverage from a hobby to a business.
  • ON DEMAND

    From Commercial Kitchen to Co-Manufacturing for Food Brands

    Brands grow either through internal operations or contract manufacturing, but either way recipes have to be able to scale. Operations expert Amy Usiak of JPG Resources explains the chief considerations that go into commercial recipe and process development, as well as the trade-offs that come with growth.
  • ON DEMAND

    Thinking Like a Branding Agency

    Every trip to the store consumers are faced with hundreds of choices and as a food brand, you only have a few seconds to make an impression. In this session Pulp & Wire founder Taja Dockendorf will share how her agency goes about developing branding for leading food companies and how you can utilize some of these strategies for your own food packaging, even before engaging an agency.
  • ON DEMAND

    Branding: Beverage

    Your label is your first opportunity to teach, persuade, and transform what you're selling from product to brand. Design and branding expert Kirk Visola of Mind the Font discusses the main elements of beverage branding and the trends that are carrying them forward.

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