Zach Harper, Funky Mello - ”Negotiate for future gains” [The Source Refresh Podcast, Ep 7]

EPISODE DESCRIPTION 

My guest in this episode is Zach Harper, Co-founder of Funky Mello. Gluten free, vegan refrigerated marshmallow crème is what Funky Mello is known for, winning the 2022 Shelfie Award for Best Plant Based Product. We cover procurement for small businesses, as well as make-vs-buy decisions.

 

SHOW NOTES 

In this episode we talk about Funky Mello's journey to break into a new product category of refrigerated marshmallow crème. We cover procurement as a small business, including a few key pointers from Zach on negotiation, finding a low-cost overseas packaging provider (FX Packaging), and utilizing a new inventory management software called Fiddle for small business planning. We also learned how Funky Mello made a make-vs-buy decision and decided to invest in self-manufacturing.

 

Find more info about Zach Harper at https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-harper/

Inventory Operations Management for CPG brands and manufacturers - https://fiddle.io/

 

CALL TO ACTION 

Thank you for listening! 

• Follow me on Linkedin at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandhrika/ 
• Sharing is caring! Spread the word about this show to your network 
• Leave us a rating and feedback 
• Email me at chandhrika@source-refresh.com if you would like to be a guest on my show