Helping Food Businesses Streamline Operations with Andrew Runnette, Operations Manager at Pod Foods

In this episode, we're joined by Andrew Runnette, Operations Manager at Pod Foods and the Founder and CEO of Natural Food Solutions, an operations and strategy consulting company to CPG brands and food-service businesses. First and foremost, Andrew started his career as an Italian-trained chef, then worked his way up the ranks at Whole Foods for 14 years, leaning into his experience in CPG as a consultant. In addition, he now helps brands avoid the common operations mistakes he sees them making. Importantly, he talks about powerful trends he sees in the marketplace and how brands are capitalizing on them. Last but not the least, Andrew also shares some valuable tips on how to reduce costs when launching a new CPG product or food service business.