In The Source Refresh Podcast, host Chandhrika Venkataraman interviews leaders from small businesses around the world about their supply chains, their support systems, and what keeps them moving in today’s dynamic world. Chandhrika is a seasoned supply chain professional with experience working in industries ranging from consumer goods to retail. She is currently the Founder of Source Refresh, a consulting firm that helps small businesses increase profitability by implementing data-backed sourcing models.
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In The Source Refresh Podcast, host Chandhrika Venkataraman interviews leaders from small businesses around the world about their supply chains, their support systems, and what keeps them moving in today’s dynamic world. Chandhrika is a seasoned supply chain professional with experience working in industries ranging from consumer goods to retail. She is currently the Founder of Source Refresh, a consulting firm that helps small businesses increase profitability by implementing data-backed sourcing models.
Zach Harper, Funky Mello - ”Negotiate for future gains” [The Source Refresh Podcast, Ep 7]
The Source Refresh Podcast
14 minutes 7 seconds
2 years ago
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/
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The Source Refresh Podcast
In The Source Refresh Podcast, host Chandhrika Venkataraman interviews leaders from small businesses around the world about their supply chains, their support systems, and what keeps them moving in today’s dynamic world. Chandhrika is a seasoned supply chain professional with experience working in industries ranging from consumer goods to retail. She is currently the Founder of Source Refresh, a consulting firm that helps small businesses increase profitability by implementing data-backed sourcing models.
