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Ep 146: Why the world should eat more beans, with Ed Whelpton Co founder of Bold Bean Co

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Show Notes

On this episode I’m chatting with with Ed Whelpton Co founder of Bold Bean Co and we’re discussing why the world should eat more beans.

We start with Ed’s journey and obsession with food operations, the idea and early stages of Bold Bean Co, their D2C versus trade strategy and why D2C is so important, the power of community and how it can shape ones new product development, where Bold Bean will be in 2030 and whether they as a brand are normalising the weird or weirding the normal?

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