You make a great food product, it's getting some traction in the market and you may be getting to the point where you need to think about how to manage the next steps.

Scaling up your production, managing the operations such as cashflow and logistics, and developing new processes to manage the growth phase can make this stage immensely challenging.

Join us to talk about the challenges of growing a food business from start-up to scale-up with a business owner on that journey, a distributor servicing the retail and foodservice sectors, and a contract manufacturer supporting young businesses to grow. topics will include the challenges you'll encounter, some tips for new players, the most perilous problems to be aware of, practical things to consider when going through a growth production phase.

Guest panelists will be:

Loredana De Simone-Rybka, Founder and owners of San Elk Foods making organic stock powders

Kaye Graham, Founder of Health Magic, distributing food products with a health focus to retail and foodservice

Brian Nasr, Founder of The Healthy Food Crew - Contract Manufacturer

This event will be in person as well as streamed online.

Limited tickets are available for in-person and will include drinks and nibbles on the night.

In-person attendees will be given the opportunity to network beforehand and mingle after the panel.

Online guests will attend from 6.30 to 7.30pm. The opportunity will be made available to ask questions via the online chat facility.

The session will be recorded for future viewing.