Congratulations, you have graduated from a food accelerator and are ready to grow your business regionally! Now what?

Join Branchfood and a panel of experts to learn about the key components of scaling a food business. We will talk about identifying and partnering with co-manufacturers, what to look for when evaluating and working with distributors, and the importance of legal agreements that govern your relationships with partners, retailers and others.

This will be a “roll up your sleeves” session with experts from the food startup, manufacturing and legal spaces. Join us to learn how to grow your business and bring your questions.

Speakers:

• Tara Levine, Senior Advisor, Branchfood

• Kelley McShane, Managing Partner, Granny Squibb

• Maggie Longo, Restaurant & Hospitality Consultant, SBDC

• Hillary Hughes, Partner & Chair, Food & Beverage/CPG, Foster Garvey

This event is taking place as part of RI Startup Week, October 1-7. The live session will be recorded and the recording will be shared with all registered attendees.

About RI Startup Week

RI Startup Week brings together entrepreneurs, local leaders, students, corporations, investors and friends together to connect, collaborate and grow through entrepreneurial events. Across the state, Rhode Island’s Innovation Community comes together to showcase their events during this week.