Business Models

A business model, not a product, determines whether a food or beverage company makes money. Our resources help you learn what makes a profitable and fundable business model.

How Much Money Should You Really Raise?

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

Given the global pandemic, now might not seem like the best time to court investment. Well, it’s true the current economic climate isn’t ideal...

CFO Savvy for Growing Food Brands

1 hour 16 minutes of Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

In Edible-Alpha® podcast #65, Tera interviews Heidi Huntington, vice president of finance at AVL Growth Partners in Boulder, Colorado, which lends finance and operations...

Can Going Direct-to-Consumer Save Your Business?

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a whopping 54% of America’s food purchases came from foodservice. Not anymore. With dine-in restaurants, food courts and cafeterias now...

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Regenerating a Family Farm for the Future

1 hour 24 mins of Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

In Edible-Alpha® podcast #64, Tera catches up with Bryce and Jen Riemer of Riemer Family Farm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, which Bryce’s grandfather started in...

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

Huddle Notes from April 6th, 2020

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

The huddles this week focused on how the current situation for food and farm businesses is going to go on for a while and coming out of it will be very slow.

Huddle Notes about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Startups

Is Bankruptcy Best? How Food Businesses Can Decide

1 hours of Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

With the COVID-19 crisis assailing most food businesses, entrepreneurs must take a hard look at cashflow and decide: try to keep going or close up shop? Consultant Bartlett Durand talks with Tera about the realities of bankruptcy (it’s not a moral failing!), the leverage that small businesses have, how bankruptcy lawyers can help, and the measures that can best protect companies’ interests whether they opt to forge ahead or fold. This podcast is loaded with useful information and strategies to help food and farm entrepreneurs through the current economic downturn.

Help Is Here: Survival Strategies for Food and Farm Businesses

20 minute read Free by Edible-Alpha®

This on-demand course features FFI Director, Tera Johnson, walking you through how to use FFI’s 13-week cash flow template. We encourage you to follow along...

How Food and Farm Businesses Can Survive This Pandemic

1 hours of Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

Ted LeBow of Kitchen Table Consultants joins Tera to offer guidance for food and farm entrepreneurs affected by the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the importance of staying calm, knowing your cashflow, prioritizing certain expenses to free up cash and communicating honestly with vendors, suppliers and banks.

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Scared to Talk Money? Don’t Be—You Got This

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

Many food and farm entrepreneurs know their way around a kitchen or carrot crop, but when it comes to the financial stuff, they feel...

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Disrupting a Category with Innovation, Authenticity and Sustainability

1 hours of Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

In creating Saffi Foods, Sascha Dhanjal has brought top chefs and foodservice companies authentic oils and vinegars from Chile, Spain and Mexico. Retail has been a somewhat tougher sell, but Sascha embraces the challenge of disrupting the bulk liquids category. Offering a custom dispenser and reusable bottles, Saffi Foods delivers product attributes consumers crave: superior quality, traceability and sustainability. This podcast offers inspiration and advice for entrepreneurs at all stages, whether test-driving a concept or expanding distribution.

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

The Secret to Breaking Into Retail

Food entrepreneurs believe passionately in their products (why else would they invest all the blood, sweat and tears?) and feel strongly that consumers...

The Importance of Getting New Food Products ‘Retail Ready’

1 hour Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

In Edible-Alpha® podcast #60, Tera catches up with consultant Alli Ball, creator of the Retail Ready online course and the Food Biz Wiz podcast....

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Startups | Growing and Scaling

Got a Unique Product? Factor Education into Budget and Bandwidth

10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®

Some of the most innovative food products are a tough sell for consumers. It’s not that these items aren’t amazing. In fact, they may...

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Innovation and Differentiation Drive Success for Century Sun Oil

1 hour Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

In Edible-Alpha® podcast #59, Tera talks with Dale and Pam Johnson, owners of Century Sun Oil in Pulaski, Wisconsin. They produce high-oleic organic sunflower...

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

How an Online Strategy Can Supercharge Small Brands

10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®

Historically, getting products into brick-and-mortar grocery stores was the best way to for food entrepreneurs and farmers to reach consumers. This is still a...

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How Rural Food Businesses Can Thrive—and Revive Communities

1 hour Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

Starting with five small cheese factories in 1991, Paul has grown his company into a major producer of ethnic cheeses. Now operating one modern facility in a 700-person town, Specialty Cheese employs 250 people from a wide radius, thanks to its innovative rideshare and childcare programs. This podcast highlights the company’s positive impact on Dodge County and beyond and will inspire other food and ag entrepreneurs to capitalize on the countless business opportunities rural America holds.

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

Generating Income In A Small Diversified Vegetable Farm

1 hour Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

In Edible-Alpha® podcast #57, Tera speaks with Abby and David Bachhuber from Lovefood Farm, a small, profitable, diversified organic vegetable farm in the Madison,...

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Startups

Adapting Farm Business Models for Sustained Profitability

10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®

We know it takes grit to be an entrepreneur, and in this day-and-age it takes a special kind of grit to be a farm...

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Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirit – Creating a Diversified Agritourism Business

1 hour Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®

In Edible-Alpha® podcast #56, Tera speaks with Mary Ann Bellazzini from Campo Di Bella winery, farm and farm-to-table restaurant. Campo Di Bella is a...

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Startups

Where Is Your Growth Path?

10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®

The answer to "where is your growth path" lies in the company's business model and their willingness to find creative solutions to how they can grow their unique brand and strengths. No path is easy, but we encourage entrepreneurs to consider creative ways they could grow, including horizontally, to reach profitability and sustainability.

Article about Business Models for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups