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Food Business Success Bi-Monthly Coaching Subscription

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How it works

  1. Subscribe today. You’re charged $497 for your 90-minute kickoff call.
  2. Check your email. Your confirmation has scheduling links for Stephanie and Sari. Choose the coach you want to work with. You can switch anytime.
  3. Book your kickoff within two weeks. On this call you’ll walk through where your business is, where it’s headed, and what you want, and leave with a plan.
  4. Your subscription begins. Two weeks after you sign up, your monthly subscription starts and your Fuel membership opens, whether or not you’ve had your kickoff call yet. We’ll send a short guide to getting around the Fuel founder community, plus an introduction when you join.


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Your $297 is charged today for your kickoff call. Your monthly subscription begins two weeks after signup. 

"On our first call when we were talking to see if Food Business Success would be a good fit for us ... our biggest goal was to be in Kowalski's, ... Well, we went live in Kowalski's last Friday!! Thank you for everything you have offered that has gotten us here. I can't wait to see what the future holds ... Before working with the Fuel Coaches, we had a hobby. Now we have a real business that has a path to profit as grow into more regional retail."
~ Meg, Bifrost Butters

 

 
Meet Your Coaches

Stephanie Robbins

Nearly 30 years in CPG, working with retailers like Costco, Kroger, and Safeway, distributors like UNFI and KeHE, and Amazon and DTC. Stephanie is President of Food Business Success, a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley, and often the first person founders talk to on an intake call.

Zone of Genius
âś” New brand and product launch
âś” Brand strategy, positioning, and voice, including packaging and website
âś” Growth strategy and spotting growth signals
âś” Marketing strategy and execution: social, influencer, DTC, and in-person
âś” Amazon and ecommerce; Retail, brokers, and distributors
âś” Scaling manufacturing and driving sell-through, getting products off the shelf, not just on it

Sari Kimbell

Founder of Food Business Success. Sari has led marketing at Whole Foods, runs a farmers market, and has run a commissary kitchen. She’s known for her guidance with transition and growth, and real practical answers on what things cost and how to make them profitable.

Zone of Genius
âś” Investment levels: what your vision will cost
âś” Business roadmap: your exact next steps
âś” FDA compliance and packaging design
âś” Formulation and manufacturing problem solving
âś” Pricing for profit (COGS review)
âś” Business model: will it make money, and what it asks of you
âś” Website: layout, subscriptions, and moving to Shopify