Ep132- Building an Amazonian Enterprise - Dan from Runa

The Food Startups Podcast

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Dan MacCombie is the co-founder and former Co-CEO of Runa, an Amazonian social enterprise and beverage company supporting indigenous farmers sustainably growing guayusa tea in the rainforest.

He and the Runa team developed relationships with indigenous farmers and built a supply chain into nationwide distribution in Whole Foods and other U.S. chains.

Starting in 2009, it has been a fun, challenging adventure. Dan tells us how they got to where they are today:

A” listening tour” in Ecuador
Introducing an unknown food (guayusa) to the U.S. market
Highlights of their growth
On strategic relationships
How they stayed on the shelves
Musings on the food industry
Keys to sampling your product
Analyzing the social investment landscape
Bonus: Matt and Dan rant on “New Vendor Packets”

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