Podcasts about garden fresh gourmet

First it was salsa! Now it is chicken! Dave Zilko has been a food entrepreneur for over 25 years, most prominently at Metro Detroit-based Garden Fresh Gourmet. He succeeded in taking the company from $4.6 million in annual revenue to just over $110 million prior to engineering a sale to the Campbell's Soup Company for close to a quarter billion dollars. From his Garden Fresh experience, Dave wrote the book, “Irrational Persistence; Seven Secrets That Turned A Bankrupt Startup Into A $231,000,000 Business.” Now Dave has a new endeavor – The Skinny Butcher – that is growing rapidly with plant-powered protein! Dave joins Justin to discuss the keys to launching and growing a successful food brand.

On today's episode of the Cashing Out podcast we have a good friend and entrepreneur, John Latella.  John is the former owner and CEO of the family-owned iconic food brand Garden Fresh Gourmet, which John and his partners sold to The Campbell Soup Company in 2015 for $231 million.John and Todd talk about how he acquired Basha Hummus and El Matador Tortilla Co. to help grow his business to more than $100 Million in sales. We touch on how the Garden Fresh team managed through multiple inbound offers and M&A interest to eventually land on what they thought to be their ideal acquirer, The Campbell Soup Co.  And finally, we discuss what drove John and some new business partners to try to buy the business back just a few years later. Today, John is an active angel investor and founder of Legacy Fantasy Sports, a fantasy sports platform that allows users to insert their favorite professional players from the past into live professional sports events.Episode Highlights:5:48 - Managing inbound interest (M&A) from six different potential acquirers over the years8:55 - What finally let John to sell Garden Fresh to The Campbell Soup Company15:50 - The details of the Garden Fresh sale, and what happened next22:57 - John (and team) have the opportunity to buy Garden Fresh Gourmet back from Campbell's30:20 - John's first phone call after the sale to Campbell's31:46 - The joy of bonusing the original employees of Garden Fresh after the transaction32:54 - John's final Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) advice to his fellow founders and entrepreneurs Where To Find John Latella:LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-j-latella/ Where To Find Todd Sullivan: LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddfsullivan/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Todd_Sullivan Episode 27 References: Garden Fresh Gourmet  Garden Fresh Gourmet Acquires Basha Hummus Garden Fresh Gourmet Acquires El Matador Tortilla Chip Co. Campbell Completes Acquisition of Garden Fresh Gourmet   Campbell Soup Sells Bolthouse Farms Campbell Soup Announces Deal To Sell Garden Fresh Gourmet Legacy Fantasy Sports   Exitwise  

This episode is brought to you by Yotpo.   “We don't want to first and foremost say we're plant-based. We want to say we taste good and there's no sacrifice between us and say an animal protein chicken nugget”, says Dave Zilko, Co-founder of Skinny Butcher, a Plant-based poultry brand that offers breakthrough Soy-Free and Palm Oil Free Plant-Based Proteins that win on branding and taste profile.   The story of Skinny Butcher starts decades ago with Garden Fresh Gourmet, a brand Dave and his previous co-founder took from zero to 100 million and eventually sold to Campbell Soups for nearly a quarter of a billion dollars.   In today's episode, Dave breaks down the product & flavor philosophy, the sustainability focus, the marketing and branding strategy, and the innovative tactics he uses to launch and distribute the Skinny Butcher to consumers everywhere. Dave also shares many of the entrepreneurial practices, strategies, and concepts, found in his book, “Irrational Persistence,” which made his first company a huge success.   In this feature, we discuss:   * How to find a great product and market * What makes a great food and beverage brand * Why does he think you should sell your company, not the product * Whether you should manufacturer your own product or outsource * Advice to other Entrepreneurs * Why founders should not fear the recession * Why the Skinny Butcher competes on branding and Flavor profile * Why he's offering Skinny Butcher in both retail and virtual kitchens   Join Ramon Vela and Dave Zilko as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand.   For more on Skinny Butcher, visit: https://skinnybutcher.com/    Interesting in his book, “Irrational Persistence: Seven Secrets That Turned a Bankrupt Startup Into a $231,000,000 Business,” you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CXT4JMU/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_1RH79VDXQKSRZPVDR89S    Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on all major apps. Simply search for “The Story of a Brand,” or click here to listen on your favorite podcast player: Listen now.   *   This episode is brought to you by Yotpo.   Rising acquisition costs and the return to in-store shopping have eCommerce marketers double-clicking on their retention strategy.   Now more than ever, brands need to focus on lifetime value. Yotpo is proud to announce Yotpo Subscriptions on Shopify, making retention easy and affordable for growing brands.   Take 8 minutes or less to add a recurring revenue channel to your business.   Download Yotpo Subscriptions from the Shopify App Store today https://apps.shopify.com/yotpo-subscription 

I’m reviewin’ three dips ya can buy at Costco… Blue Moose of Boulder’s Parmesan Asiago, Stonemill Kitchens’ Artichoke, Jalapeno and Parmesan, and Jack’s Organic Salsa from, Garden Fresh GourmetRatingsBlue Moose of Boulder – Parmesan Asiago Dip – 5++ forksStonemill Kitchens - Artichoke, Jalapeno and Parmesan Dip – 5 forksGarden Fresh Gourmet – Jack’s Organic Salsa (Medium) – 1 forkLinks Blue Moose of BoulderStonemill KitchensGarden Fresh GourmetSubmit Your Recipe or Restaurant RecommendationThis Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace  –  Instacart  –  Constant Contact  

On today’s Daily Detroit: We gotta catch up on what’s happening with Coronavirus in the state. There’s a few stories, including a case spike. Plus, planning on an autonomous vehicle corridor from Detroit to Ann Arbor is moving forward. Royal Oak is banning gay conversion therapy. More: https://www.dailytribune.com/news/local/royal-oak-latest-city-to-ban-gay-conversion-therapy/article_6d6b0e5c-dcad-11ea-9a55-f3355ee17458.html And local pizza chains Buddy’s and Domino’s are hiring like crazy in the pandemic. I’ll tell you how to get in on the action. Plus, there’s a new Salsa in town from the Aronson family, famous for their salsa. Now that a non-compete clause has expired, a pair of stepbrothers who are the children of the founders and former owners of Garden Fresh Gourmet are stepping up to the plate with a new brand, Missy and Mel’s. We give it a socially distanced taste test right here in the North End. Be cool like Brian and become a member of Daily Detroit to support our local journalism and storytelling: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit  

In this special episode, Dave Zilko, CEO of FUEL Leadership and the visionary master behind Garden Fresh Gourmet, sits down with Hatchcast’s own Aaryn Richard and the MSU Director of Alumni and Entrepreneur Engagement, Chris Sell, to talk about his ventures into debt, success and America’s most popular salsa! Listen in on this Hatchcast Extra episode where he expands on his lost decades, specialty recipes and his outlook on life as a Fortune 500 CEO and entrepreneur.Side Note: We see we've got a growing audience! Thank you for giving us your time and headspace. Please help us make Hatchcast the best it can be—we need your insights! We're conducting a survey right now, and you can give us critical feedback. You can also reach out to us via email: hatchcastpodcast@gmail.com. Send us your thoughts. We don't even care if it's not about the podcast. (Shout out to our listeners in Ireland, the UK, and Switzerland.)Looking for ways to plug into the entrepreneurial community here at Michigan State University? Check out all the events ahead right here.

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Campbell Soup sells Garden Fresh Gourmet salsa brand, Marks and Spencer joins forces with Ocado for new joint venture, and Olam acquires Indonesian cocoa processor BT Cocoa for $90m

Here's your Daily Detroit podcast for September 4, 2018. - On our show last week before the Labor Day weekend we told you about a lockout dispute affecting members of a labor union that represents road and bridge construction workers. Now, that lockout has put a freeze on dozens of road construction projects across Michigan. - Students started the first day of classes today in the Detroit Public Schools Community District with water coolers and bottled water in lieu of drinking fountains. - One of the city’s “must see” pieces of street art has come down, along with the abandoned and badly blighted building it was on. “The African Amalgamation of Ubiquity” was painted in 1985 by Curtis Lewis on an old bank building at 9980 Gratiot, just west of the Better Made Potato Chip Plant. It was the former home of the neighborhood nonprofit “Operation Get Down,” which moved across the street to a new location some time ago. - Anti-semitic flyers were found taped to a church door on Sunday morning. - Campbell Soup plans to sell off Ferndale-based Garden Fresh Gourmet as part of a broader turnaround plan that sees it getting rid of fresh foods. - Detroit is losing one of its most beloved bike shops. Motorless City Bicycle Company says it plans to permanently close its doors at the end of September after four seasons in business in Eastern Market. The store was closely involved with Slow Roll and announced the news on Facebook, saying the team had decided it was time to move on to new endeavors. - A bike sharing and a ride sharing service have teamed up in Detroit for a six-month pilot program to help connect users of the two. The program means discounts for MoGo bike sharing users when picked up or dropped off at bike-share stations by ridesharing company Lyft. - New York City’s transit authority has relabeled two subway stations in honor of the Queen of Soul. Both the Franklin Street and Franklin Avenue stations have signage in the classic subway Helvetica font saying “Respect” along with the station name. - If you’ve driven through that crazy three-way intersection of Trumbull, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Grand River, you can’t miss the giant mural of a giraffe that welcomes people to the Woodbridge neighborhood. It needs some help, and here's how you can pitch in (and get some beer).

We interview Jack Aronson, the CEO of Garden Fresh Gourmet and the man behind Margaritaville chips & salsa; followed by a discussion of our favorite food-related Buffett songs. (Special Guest: Jack Aronson. Also appearing: Cindy.)