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The co-located Fantastic Food+Drink show and Naturally Good Expo will host a one-day Business Summit targeting product entrepreneurs, brand owners and manufacturers on Friday 2 June.

 

The one-day forum will run prior to both shows, which take place from 4-5 June at ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour.

 

Lisa Mabe, Founder and CEO of Green Purse PR in the USA has shopped with hundreds of women over the world to understand what it takes to get in her trolley every single week, and is bringing those findings to the Summit.

 

Former Whole Foods purchasing guru Tim Sperry will host a panel of decisions-makers on how to approach major retailers in grocery, health food and specialty food.

 

A panel of business owners including Nexba CEO and Founder Troy Douglas, CEO of Timelio Charlotte Petris, CEO of Dad’s Oats Peter Cain, and CEO and Founder of Protein Supplies Australia Mat Stillone will discuss alternative finance, including private equity and crowdfunding to government grants and bootstrapping.

 

Many other sessions will run on the day, and Summit attendees will also gain access to a further 30 seminars running during the Naturally Good Expo/Fantastic Food+Drink Show.

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