Specialty Food Innovation & Disrupting the Industry with Llance Kezner

Specialty food innovation is transforming the way we eat, shop, and build food brands. In this episode, we sit down with Llance Kezner, founder of Millie’s Sipping Broth, who has been featured on Guy Raz’s How I Built This and has successfully built a category-disrupting product that landed in Walmart and Sam’s Club nationwide.

🚀 If you’ve ever dreamed of launching a food brand, scaling a specialty food business, or breaking into big-box retailers, this episode is packed with insight, wisdom, and real-world strategies to help you succeed.

🔎 Llance shares his journey from a home kitchen to mass retail, how he leveraged direct-to-consumer food sales to build a loyal audience, and what it takes to win a golden ticket deal with Walmart. We’ll also explore sustainability in specialty food, organic food innovation, and why functional foods are the future of health-conscious consumers.

🌟 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔️ How to develop a specialty food product that stands out in the market
✔️ The keys to scaling a food startup and reaching thousands of stores
✔️ The role of sustainability and eco-friendly food brands in today’s market
✔️ How to sell food products on Amazon and leverage social media marketing
✔️ Insider tips for breaking into Whole Foods, Walmart, and specialty retailers

🎧 Tune in to discover how to disrupt the food industry and take your specialty food business to the next level!

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