Ep 50: How Food Entrepreneur Agatha Achindu Created Yummy Spoonfuls

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today in the guest chair, we have a woman by the name of <strong>Agatha Achindu</strong>. Agatha is not only a dedicated mother and entrepreneur but also a chef and as a child growing up in Cameroon she ate only the freshest organic foods from her family's Gardens and local markets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But after her son's birth in 2004 she struggled to find meals for him which were just as delicious and nutritious. So that set her on her journey to create yummy spoonfuls. Determined, she took to her kitchen to create meals packed with healthy organic ingredients—and nothing else. Soon, she began filling casual orders for friends and—in 2006— Yummy Spoonfuls® was born. On today’s episode we get into the details of that journey.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Agatha shares the real deal about:</span></p> <p> </p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What went into creating a food product</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Getting the license to sell it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Finding a place to manufacture it in bulk</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Getting her brand into major retailers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, she’ll share how she partnered with fellow mom and entrepreneur, Camila Alves, to expand Yummy Spoonfuls® and fulfill their collective vision of providing fresh, organic foods to babies and tots.</span></li> </ol> <h4><strong>This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to create and send branded invoices in no time like me, Freshbooks has a special offer for my Side Hustle Pro listeners. You can get a free, unrestricted 30 day trial of Freshbooks, just go to</span> <a href= "https://www.freshbooks.com/pages/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">FreshBooks