199 episodes
In the Sauce Heritage Radio Network
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4.9 • 61 Ratings
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A podcast about building consumer product (CPG) startups. When Haven's Kitchen launched its fresh sauces in grocery stores across the U.S., founder Alison Cayne knew they were jumping into something crazy. In her effort to get educated, she started meeting with everyone she knew and respected who could advise her - from operations and supply chain gurus to brand marketing and social media mavens. Then she started having those conversations as a podcast so that other entrepreneurs can learn from them as well. This is the story of building Haven’s Kitchen. But it’s also the story of every growing business. Because we’re all In the Sauce.
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Building and Saving the World
Gary Hirshberg is the CEO of the Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute and Co-Founder and Chief Organic Optimist of Stonyfield Farm, the company he grew from a small organic farming school in New Hampshire in 1983 to the world’s largest organic yogurt company. On the 200th episode of ITS, Gary shares his wisdom about product, sales, sustainability, and the entrepreneurship journey.
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Building in the Shower
Will Nitze is the founder and CEO of IQ Bar, the plant based protein company for your brain and body. On this episode of ITS, Will and Ali talk about his "shower thoughts" on Linkedin, how IQBAR built on e-commerce first, why they skipped straight to conventional, and the pros and cons of platforming.
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Building, Compounding
Dan Bubniak is the Chief Growth Officer at Dirty Hands, the field sales, merchandising, and brokerage partner on a mission to support better for you food brands. On this episode of ITS, Dan and Ali talk about winning at retail and how it's a hands-on, point of sale, compounding game.
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Building Food Service First
Amy Zitelman is the co-founder and CEO of Soom Foods, the tahini brand known by every restaurant chef – and now more and more consumers- across the US. On this episode of ITS, Amy and Ali talk about building what you know with what you have, which means taking a real inventory of your resources, skill-sets, and tolerance, then keeping disciplined to scaling that before launching into other categories, channels or products.
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Building Small to Grow Big
Ashley Rouse is the founder of Trade Street Jam Co., the cheffy, small batch jams made without pectin, thickeners or extra sugar. On this episode of ITS, Ali and Ashley talk about the journey, the wins, and the lessons along the path to scale.
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Building a Better Cash Cycle
Greg Wank is a partner at and the leader of Anchin's Food and Beverage and Branded CPG Practices. On this episode of ITS, Greg and Ali talk margins, working capital, cash, and taxes. As Greg says, it's not just that the game has changed in 2023, it's that playing field is completely different.
Customer Reviews
Love this show!
So helpful and Ali is a great host!
Host constant interrupts the guest
The host talks too much and really shouldn’t bother having guests bc she makes it all about herself and her brand.
The gift that keeps on giving! 😊
I’ve been listening to this podcast since 2019, and it is truly my favorite (and I listen to many!). In the past couple of years, I’ve gone from starting a food business in my kitchen, and now trying to share it worth the world. This podcast has provided inspiration, lessons, tactical advice and the true reality of being part of this weird but amazing ecosystem. I could go on, but just a big thank you for these lessons and for the gift that keeps on giving. So much ♥️ for the journey of Haven’s Kitchen & In The Sauce!