Andrew Arbogast - Arbo’s Cheese Dip, Leveraging Procurement as a small business owner

EPISODE DESCRIPTION 

My guest today is Andrew Arbogast, owner of Arbogast Foods and maker of Arbo's Cheese Dip which is available in Memphis, TN as well as across select Kroger, Central Market stores.  

Andrew is an army veteran with a background in Procurement. Listen to him candidly sharing the steps he took to build his business one day at a time. He talks about how he saved over 40% in ingredient costs by applying fundamentals. If you are beginning your founder's journey, you must listen to this episode.   

SHOW NOTES 

Find the guest and their bio on LinkedIn:

Andrew Arbogast: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcarbogast/

Check out Arbo's Cheese Dip at: https://www.arbosdip.com/

In this interview, Andrew talks about how he created a business out of a family recipe. Andrew shares his experience using tried-and-tested Procurement tactics such as negotiating price breaks, going direct to source, and how to utilize market competition to your advantage. 

Every small business owner who is trying to do-it-all must listen to this episode. 

Key topics   

Introduction to today's episode and guest 

Procurement tips to take advantage of: Price Breaks, Cutting out the middle-man 

Outsourcing as the key to scaling up  

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