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Nutter is pleased to serve as host and co-presenter of the Founder Roundtable for High Growth Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs on October 26. A joint event of the Food and Beverage Group at Nutter, KN+S Accounting, Whipstitch Capital, and JPG Resources, the event for founders, senior executives of high growth food and beverage companies, investors, and retailers, will combine peer-to-peer networking with a panel discussion focused on the current state of the industry. Marketing partners include Edible Ventures, Commonwealth Kitchen, The Capital Network, Branchfood, The Food Loft, Project Nosh, and MITX.

Event Details:
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
6:00-9:00 pm
Nutter
5th Floor
155 Seaport Blvd
Boston, MA 02210

Agenda:

6:00 pm - Registration & Product Demo

7:00 pm - Keynote: View from Expo 

• Carol Ortenberg, Editor, Project NOSH 

A look at the latest trends in food and beverage, with a particular eye on what was hot at Summer Fancy Foods and Expo East.

7:30 pm - Flash Report: Deal Trends in CPG Food and Beverage 

• Nick McCoy, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Whipstitch Capital

A rapid look at the latest deals and deal terms in food and beverage financings and acquisitions.

7:45 pm - Tactical Marketing for Brands

Panelists:

• John Burns, President, Breakaway 
• Carrie Forbes, Marketing Director, CabinetM / Founder, Gutsey
• Kate Weiler, Co-Founder, Drink Maple

So you've formulated a great product where you think there is a big market. Now how do you communicate about it? How do you engage customers and intermediaries and create pull? How do you optimize your precious dollars? This panel will discuss the tradeoffs and complexity inherent in building a mix across digital, social, traditional PR, in-store demo, trade level marketing and the wild wild west of guerilla marketing.

8:30 pm - Networking