Kick Your Food or Beverage Brand Into Shape

Name: BevNET Boot Camp 2016
Start: 2016-03-30T00:00:00-05:00

BevNET Boot Camp is a full day event providing new entrepreneurs with the knowledge, connections and tools they need to get their business off the ground. In a classroom format, attendees will be able to have one-on-one conversations with industry experts.

Topics of discussion include:

Contract manufacturing
Operations management
Branding
Packaging design and execution
Sales and marketing
Retail channels
Distribution strategies
Raising capital

This unique event sees entrepreneurs interacting directly with industry veterans in a structured manner and welcoming atmosphere. Boot Camp attendees will have the opportunity to receive honest and immediate feedback on their product, business plan, current operations, and planned strategies, while also creating invaluable connections for the future.

Boot Camp Announcements

Posted 3/17/2016 at 6:28 PM
Attention Food and Beverage Startups: BevNET Boot Camp Agenda Posted
Newly added speakers include Jeremy Halpern and Bob Stringer, investors with the Edible Ventures angel network, Debbie Wildrick of MetaBrand, and DrinkMaple founders Kate Weiler and Jeff Rose. Beyond the speakers, however, a special two-hour networking session at the end of the day will give attendees the chance to direct their questions to even more experts curated from across even more disciplines.
Posted 3/3/2016 at 7:47 PM
Understand Your Price — And Get Profitable at BevNET’s Boot Camp for Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs
Joining the lineup will be highly respected industry consultants Bob Burke, John Maggiore, and Jeff Grogg, who will guide attendees through a lesson on ways pricing and margin interact, supply-chain hotspots that can bring up the cost of ingredients and manufacturing, and how best to plan for in-store promotional costs and to deploy those promotions most effectively.
Posted 2/8/2016 at 8:10 PM
BevNET Announces First Boot Camp for Food & Beverage Entrepreneurs
Designed to give new and growing food and beverage companies a fast and comprehensive look at the challenges facing startups, BevNET Boot Camp leverages experts’ insights, successful entrepreneurs’ experiences, and a healthy dose of networking into an inspirational day of education and connection.