Acquiring Minds

The Appeal of Buying a Food Product Business


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Pat Lazure explains why Flavor-Crisp, a food product business that uses co-packers, was such a great business to buy. 

Topics in Pat’s interview:

  • Doing a “spouse-funded” search
  • Starting a shear-sharpening business while searching
  • Growth, churn, & margins in his shear-sharpening business
  • Why he wanted to buy  a breading and batter mix company so badly
  • Similarities between food businesses & dropshipping businesses
  • The role of co-packers in the food industry
  • Challenges & risks in his food business
  • Psychology of having an SBA loan
  • Reflections on owning 2 small businesses
  • The value of BizBuySell’s Insight Report

References and how to contact Pat:

  • LinkedIn
  • Rock Paper Shears
  • Flavor-Crisp

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

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Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter
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