WINTER 2018 | NOV 29+30 | SANTA MONICA
BOOT CAMP: EDUCATION TO GET YOU STARTED
Boot Camp is a unique half-day educational session for early-stage food entrepreneurs and industry newcomers. It is held the day before the main conference and is free for all NOSH Live Winter 2018 attendees. If you're just getting started in the natural packaged food industry, these are the benefits of attending:
Learning
Come learn the basics of operating a business in the healthy food industry. Topics include product design, sales channels, legal keys for startups, branding, funding and best practices.
Growing
Designed for early-stage food brands, Bootcamp helps lay the foundation for success. Learn the tools and create the connections needed to scale and grow within this competitive industry.
Connecting
Sign up for a healthy dose of 1-on-1 networking. Special roundtable discussions at the end of the program give attending young brands a head start on the NOSH LIVE conversation.
BOOT CAMP SPEAKERS
Mitch Rubin
Manager, Chobani Incubator
Danny Rubenstein
Strategic Advisor
Jeff Stopa
Head of Culinary Innovation, ZoomEssence, Inc.
Jen Pletscher
Regional Supplier Development Manager, UNFI
The Details
When: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 28
Where: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA
Format: A half-day program the day before NOSH Live. Presentations followed by round table discussions with speakers and other experts.
Registration: FREE for registered NOSH Live attendees. Seating is limited to 60.
Boot Camp Timeline
Print the agenda for Wednesday, November 28
Please note: All times US Pacific Time
- 12:00 PM12:30 PM
Boot Camp Registration & Networking
Location: Venice Room @ Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (1700 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, CA 90401)
Boot Camp is half-day seminar covering the basics of operating and growing a company in the natural or organic food business.
- 12:30 PM12:40 PM
Welcome & Introduction
- 12:40 PM1:00 PM
Building a Scalable Recipe
- Jeff Stopa
- 1:00 PM1:25 PM
Packaging Design
- 1:25 PM1:50 PM
Managing Co-Packers
- 1:50 PM2:15 PM
Building Your Price
- 2:15 PM2:45 PM
Networking Break
- 2:45 PM3:00 PM
Understanding Incubators
- Mitch Rubin
- 3:00 PM3:20 PM
UNFI: Your Primary Route to Market
- Jen Pletscher
- 3:20 PM3:45 PM
Growth Strategies – Optimizing At Each Stage
- Danny Rubenstein
- 3:45 PM4:15 PM
Funding your Growth
- 4:15 PM5:00 PM
Round Table Q&A
