About this Event
What are Whole Foods buyers looking for in new products and how should you be best approaching them? How can you get a listing Whole Foods and how can you drive product sales once a listing is secured? Join us Thursday 15th June at the Bread & Jam social where Louise Allen - Senior Local Forager and Chris Noel - Head of Buying at will be sharing their insight and top tips for working with Whole Foods Market.
Find out....
- What do Whole Foods Market buyers look for in new products?
- How many stores do Whole Foods Market have and who is their customer?
- How to get a listing with Whole Foods Market?
- How can you approach Whole Foods Market?
- Making first impressions: what are they looking for in new businesses?
- What does a listing looks like with Whole Foods Market?
- How to drive sales once you have secured a listing with Whole Foods Market?
- How does sampling work at Whole Foods Market? How can I get involved?
Enjoy an evening of networking, sharing new ideas and advice, learning new things and making new friends.
What can you expect?
Kicking the evening off, around 6:30pm, Louise Allen - Senior Local Forager and Chris Noel - Head of Buying at will give a short talk sharing their insight and top tips for working with Whole Foods Market. There’ll be a chance to ask questions and then it’s networking time over drinks generously powered by . No need to arrive on the dot or stay ‘til the end - it’s a social!
Who’s going to be there?
We started our socials way back in 2018 as a way for like minded food and drink founders to get to know each other. 20 food founders took a leap of faith at our first one and we’ve been running them for free ever since. Today, 50-100 food founders and industry experts gather every month to make key connections.
How do I get there?
Unrest's London Office is located at 154 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5AB. The closest underground stations are Chancery Lane or Farringdon station.
Will there be a Producers’ Table?
Feel free to bring some samples of your product if you have any and display these on the Producers’ Table for everyone to try. Anything leftover at the end will be donated to local food banks by City Harvest.
Why should you come?
Being a food and drink founder can be a lonely rollercoaster! Come along and meet people just like you, who know what it’s like to be starting out in the food and drink world, share tips amongst new friends, get advice from industry experts and grow your network by making new connections that could accelerate the growth of your food and drink business this year.
"It was way less scary than I thought to just show up. Everyone was so nice, and it was so great to get to know so many people in the industry." - Shake Your Plants
"These are such great events!!" - Vibe Bars
About GS1 UK
Whether you’re selling your products in store or online, you’ll need a specific number to identify your product. This is a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) – the number you see under a barcode – also known as an EAN or UPC. GS1 UK is the only authorised provider of unique GTINs. Their GTINs and barcodes are used and accepted by retailers and marketplaces across the world, making it easy to sell your products anywhere. Get 20% off your first year of GS1 UK membership by using the code BREAD20 in the promo box at checkout - https://www.gs1uk.org/about-us/membership/get-a-barcode
About Bread & Jam
Bread & Jam are the organisers of the UK's biggest food and drink founders' festival. This year's 2-day conference for emerging and scaling food and drink brands, will bring together entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, buyers, media and industry leaders.
There will also be opportunities to pitch your product to buyers from delis, foodhalls (Selfridges, Harrods, Fortnum & Masons), speciality retailers (Whole Foods, Planet Organic, Holland & Barrett), supermarkets (Ocado, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Co-op and Morrisons).
Bread & Jam also run a comprehensive programme of events like socials, virtual workshops,1-day summits (Plant-Based and Future) and their popular free Fortnightly Monday Motivation Panels.
About Unrest
Unrest is Europe's only dedicated pre-seed impact accelerator launching the next generation of purposeful consumer brands. Applications to their upcoming AW23 Impact Accelerator are open, with the programme launching on September 11th in London and Sheffield. 31 diverse companies (including brands such as Bold Bean Co and Griddle) have already completed their 16-week programme, raising over £7 million to date and benefiting from the expertise of best-in-class partners in finance & fundraising, branding and business development.
If you are a B2C founder with big ambitions to build a brand that is both profitable and impactful, Unrest wants to hear from you! Go to their website for more info or apply here.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Unrest Office, 154 Clerkenwell Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00