In the midst of summer business trips and conferences, Danny and Matt get together to talk food trends and PR. We interview Linda Eatherton, the Partner/Director of Global, Food & Nutrition Practice at Ketchum. They work with some of the largest food companies in the world. Highlights:

Mentioned on the show:

Top 5 Food Trends Spotted at Summer Fancy Food Show 
World Domination Summit
Grand Rapids
Visit Pittsburgh
Ketchum
Ketchum Food & Nutrition
Horizon Dairy

About Linda Eatherton:

Linda has 25+ years of branded and commodity food experience leading marketing communications programs, CEO and corporate counsel, reputation management, issues and crisis management, reputation management and shareholder relations programs.*

*Taken from Ketchum.com.

The food business has a complicated supply chain. In order to win, you need to build a team. We take a look at teamwork from the angle of exclusive distribution. How do you make an agreement and execute for both parties? We discuss:

With the World Cup going on and Danny right in the middle of the action, we thought it would be opportune to discuss culture. In particular 5 learnings from our own experience doing business in LATAM. We discuss:

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Today we talk with Stephan Broburg of Baobab Foods. Baobab is a tree that can live over 1,000 years and it takes 75-100 year just to bear fruit! It is sometimes referred to as the "tree of life". Stephan and his team currently sell their ingredients to growing health brands and have their fruit products in over 7,000 CVS Stores. We talk to Stephan about:

Mentioned in the episode:

Baobab Foods
Bonga Foods
Suja Juice
Global Food Safety Initiave
Marula Oil

The ever-changing food industry creates a lot of news. A lot of it is fluff or not very helpful. But, if you keep your eyes peeled, you may discover an possibility, a market gap for a new food business to cover. We discuss four recent pieces of news that may present opportunities:

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Over the past two months, we have interviewed 6 amazing food entrepreneurs. By interviewing and interacting with them, we have learned so much. Today we are share with our listeners 7 valuable lessons learned. We cover:

Mentioned in this episode: *The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday On Amazon (Matt's Review)

*Gelatinized vs Raw Maca

Photos of Cacao Pods

Episodes 18-23 of the Food Startups Podcast

FreeSeaFoodandSteak.com (not active, a past campaign of Wild Things Seafood)

Blue Ocean Strategy

Robert W Thurston Author Page

Why You Shouldn't Start a Food Company

With Matt on vacation, Danny takes the reins for an amazing interview with Vincent Kitirattragarn, of Dang Foods. They make coconut chips, a gourmet snack manufactured in Thailand. An growing, successful brand, Vincent teaches us about:

Are you considering outside investment for your food startup? CircleUp may be the answer for you. In fact, they just received 14 million in venture capital themselves. They connect consumer product companies with accredited investors. We spoke with their Business Development Manager, Katie Fitzgerald.

From an Egyptian Tomb to Montana to Italy, Bob takes us all around the world. Today, Kamut® is used in thousands of products produced worldwide including breads, pasta, cereals, snacks, pastries, crackers, beer, grain coffee, green foods, and a delicious wheat drink.

We learn about:

*The history of the grain - from a small handful to over 40 million pounds per year
*The health benefits of ancient wheat versus modern wheat
*What life is like for Kamut® farmers
*Bob's philosophy on how consumers should use Kamut®
*Future plans for Kamut®

Today we speak with Juan Luis Vera of PeruMix, one of the fasting growing restaurants in Colombia. Juan Luis tells us the story behind his restaurant concept and we get a glimpse of why this restaurant is getting franchise offers on the regular.