Food entrepreneurs entering the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space face unique challenges due to the breadth of this ever-expanding sector. From establishing your brand and customer base as a small fish in a big pond to overcoming the obstacles of the manufacturing process, getting a novel packaged food into grocery stores is a journey. In this panel, you’ll discover how CPG startups making better-for-you foods have launched and scaled their businesses through lessons they’ve learned along the way, including working with investors and advisors to support their companies on the path to national distribution.

As a bonus, join us to learn just-released findings from Innovating Food and Beverage in the Finger Lakes, a recently published report from Grow-NY, a $3 million annual food and ag venture competition and accelerator.

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Innovating Food and Beverage in the Finger Lakes

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