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Food Business Marketing Podcast - Strategy, Stories, and Tips to Build a Strong Brand

Food Business Marketing Podcast - Strategy, Stories, and Tips to Build a Strong Brand

Katie Mleziva (Real Food Brands) & Clint Matthews (Start Right Foods) · Katie Mleziva | Real Food Brands

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Show overview

Food Business Marketing Podcast - Strategy, Stories, and Tips to Build a Strong Brand has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 205 episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 15 min and 30 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 40 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 48 episodes published. Published by Katie Mleziva | Real Food Brands.

Episodes
205
Running
2018–2026 · 8y
Median length
20 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Looking for ways to grow your natural food business or family farm business into a strong local, regional or national brand? Find actionable tips and insights from Food Brand Strategist, Katie Mleziva, to DEFINE, ALIGN, & ACTIVATE your brand strategy to set your food brand apart and align everything you do around that North Star. You will also hear from Clint Matthews, cofounder of Start Right Foods, about food business sales strategy. Clint has a unique perspective and useful tips about working with buyers, brokers, distributors and more. Focusing on cohesive, compelling, and consistent food branding and sales will help you build a business you love and make meaningful connections with your ideal audience, team, buyers, suppliers, influencers, and investors. The Food Business Marketing Podcast (formally known as the Real Food Brands Marketing Podcast) answers critical food business strategy questions that will help food entrepreneurs take a brand-first approach, including these Top 10 questions: 1) What sets my food business apart? 2) How do I prioritize all my different ideas for my food business? 3) Who is the ideal customer for my food business? 4) What is brand strategy and brand management? 5) How can I lead my team to help build a strong brand? 6) What is a step-by-step approach to define my food brand? 7) What is the difference between a product feature and a consumer benefit? 8) How to create an impactful customer journey map for my food business? 9) What is a good marketing plan for a food business? 10) What's the best sales strategy to grow my natural food business? Let's go shake up shopping carts! Katie Brought to you by Real Food Brands (www.RealFoodBrands.com) and hosted by Katie Mleziva. Join Katie and other food business owners to continue the conversation by joining the free Real Food Brands Marketing Round Table group on Facebook!

Latest Episodes

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205. Customer Experience Alignment: Are You Being Intentional at Every Touchpoint? (8 of 9)

Sep 23, 202615 min

204. Operations: Will Your Growth Goals Require Changes? (7 of 9)

Sep 16, 202617 min

203. Social Media That Works for Your Food Brand...and for YOU

Sep 9, 202629 min

202. Product Mix: Is Every Product Earning Its Place?

Sep 2, 202616 min

201. Sales & Distribution: Are You Focused on the Right Things at the Right Time? (5 of 9)

Aug 26, 202617 min

200. Start Here…Katie & Clint's Picks from 200 Episodes

Aug 19, 202616 min

199. Marketing: Are Your Efforts Adding Up to a Bigger Picture? (4 of 9)

Aug 12, 202613 min

198. Financial Clarity: Are Your Numbers Helping You Make Better Decisions?

Aug 5, 202615 min

197. Brand Clarity: What Do You Want Your Business to Be Known For?

Jul 29, 202612 min

196. Business Maintenance Check: 8 Areas to Review

Jul 22, 202619 min

195. The 5 Hidden Product Gaps That Stop Food Businesses From Scaling - featuring food scientist Jacinta Kemboi

Jul 15, 202643 min

194. Your Brand Is the Bridge...How Brand Strategy Can Align Your Whole Business

Jul 8, 202616 min

193. How the Right Dietitian Can Help More People Choose Your Food Brand - featuring Whitney Stuart, RDN

Jul 1, 202624 min

192. Stewarding the Land and Building a Brand - Scaling Regenerative Agriculture with StarWalker Organic Farms

Jun 24, 202646 min

191. What a Viral Post Taught Me About Reach, Relevance, and Response

Jun 17, 202615 min

190. Building What's Next

Jun 10, 20263 min

189. Your Brand Strategy Is the Starting Line

Jun 3, 202613 min

188. How to Build a Brand People Trust

May 27, 202613 min

187. What Do You Want Your Brand to Be Known For?

May 20, 202614 min

186. Make Your Brand Easier to Choose: The Cheesecake Factory Factor

May 13, 202617 min
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