Name: Partnering for Growth: Collaboration and Innovation in Co-Manufacturing and Co-Packing
Start: 2025-04-11T14:45:00-0500
End: 2025-04-11T16:00:00-0500

Friday April 11, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

Frogtown

Unlock the potential of collaboration in co-manufacturing and co-packing to take your food business to the next level. This panel will explore how entrepreneurs can build successful partnerships with manufacturers and packagers to scale production, boost efficiency, and drive innovation. Panelists will also highlight funding opportunities and resources available to food entrepreneurs. Learn strategies for navigating the supply chain, ensuring quality control, and overcoming challenges to fuel growth and strengthen your operations.

Moderators

Bryant Williams

CEO, Hardcore Peanut Butter

Speakers

Y. Elaine Rasmussen

Founder/CEO, ConnectUP! Institute

Y. Elaine Rasmussen is a B-Corp social entrepreneur mainstreaming impact investing and democratizing access to capital by and for Black and Brown womxn. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Rasmussen has lived in St.Paul for the past 16 years. In 2015 Elaine founded Social Impact Strategies... Read More →

Jen Faigel

Executive Director, Commonwealth Kitchen

CommonWealth Kitchen is greater Boston's only non-profit food business incubator and contract manufacturing social enterprise. We promote small business, create jobs, and strengthen our regional food economy, with a focus on working with people who have been impacted by racial, social... Read More →