FaB Wisconsin

FaBcap_scaler Seminar: Scaling Your Food Business

	7/12/2018
When:	Thursday, July 12 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where:	MMAC 756 N. Milwaukee St., #400 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 United States
Contact:	Emily Allen

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You have a food or beverage business and want to grow. What's next?

You've had your food or beverage maker business going for awhile, selling at farmers markets, co-ops, and online. Now you'd like to know what it will take to move from a certified shared-use kitchen to a co-packer or even your own facility.

At this four-hour program, you'll be introduced to capacity-building business and financial models and outlets that can support a scaling food or beverage manufacturing business. By the end of this program, you should have a good sense of what it's going to take to scale your business and how to tap the resources available to you.

Additionally, we will be reviewing the application process and timing for our 2018/19 FaBcap Accelerator Program.

"I encourage my fellow entrepreneurs to tap the cap. While I came from the industry, getting Top Note Tonics off the ground was hard work. To have had the FaBcap program series available to us earlier would have put us on a more productive path sooner."

Mary Pellettieri

Co-Founder of Top Note Tonics , FaBcap_one Accelerator Graduate and 2017 sofi New Product Award Winner

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Early stage, 2-5+ year food and beverage businesses looking to profitably scale and grow their businesses
Companies planning on applying for FaBcap 3 (2018-2019), our business and finance accelerator
Food and beverage industry stakeholders wanting to gain insight and influence to best practices for early stage food or beverage businesses
Entrepreneurs that are considering starting a food or beverage business, that want to gain a head start on what it will take to build a profitable food or beverage business

This event is geared toward food and beverage manufacturers, not restaurant owners.

AGENDA

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Arrival and networking

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Food and Beverage Business Profitable Growth Drivers: Key Business Growth Considerations and Benchmarks

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Food and Beverage Business Growth Best Practices

Marketing: Maximizing Brand, Product Line(s) and Net Margin
Operations: Delivering Best Quality, Lowest Cost within Food Safety Requirements
Sales: Maximizing Distribution, Customer Profitability, and Relationships

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Break and networking

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Food and Beverage Business Growth Best Practices

Accounting/Financing: Developing Reliable Accounting Procedures and Financial Tracking
Legal: Making Sure Your Legal House is in Order
Organizational Management: Developing a High-Performance Organization
Executive Leadership: Building a Credible Leadership Team and Advisory Board of Directors

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Recap, resources review, and Q&A

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Profitable Growth Drivers Key Considerations and Benchmarks	*Marketing* *Maximizing Brand, Product Lines and Net Margins*
BRAD ROSTOWFSKE FaB Wisconsin	LORA STEINMETZ Bader Rutter
*Operations* *Delivering the Best Quality at the Lowest Cost*	*Sales* *Maximizing Distribution, Profitability and Relationships*
PEG DORN & ADAM HAEN WMEP / Mad Llama	SCOT TROJANOWSKI Z.T. Distribution
*Accounting/Financing* *Developing Reliable Procedures and Tracking*	*Legal* *Making Sure Your Legal House is in Order*
ERIC NEUMAN Chortek LLP	BOB HEINRICH Reinhart Boerner van Deuren
*Operational Management* Developing a High-Performance Organization -&- *Executive Leadership* *Building a Credible Leadership Team and Board*
MATT WESSEL Milwaukee Pretzel Co.