Ep #039 - How the Energy Bar Business Really Works w/ Bearded Bros’ Caleb Simpson

So, you want to start a nutrition or supplement company?. After all, energy bars and healthy snack foods are exploding, right? Here's how the business really works, as told by someone who's been doing it for almost eight years, gained distribution in REI and Whole Foods, and built their own production kitchen.

Seeking healthier real food options to fuel their adventures, co-founders Caleb Simpson and Chris Herbert launched Bearded Brothers to offer energy bars made with real, whole foods and organic ingredients. In this interview, Caleb shares how they started, the challenges and opportunities of gaining national retail distribution, and their marketing tactics. Plus, why they're betting heavily on direct to consumer sales as a channel for growth. Which means there's a lot to learn, whether you're in the food or supplement industry or not.

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