Food Startup

11 Tips For Starting A Successful Food Startup (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Want to start your own food startup? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a food startup:

Where to start?

-> Food startup plan
-> How to finance a food startup?
-> How much does it cost to start a food startup?
-> Pros and cons of a food startup

Need inspiration?

-> Other food startup success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a food startup
-> Food startup slogans
-> Food startup names
-> Food startup Instagram bios

Other resources

-> Profitability of a food startup
-> Blog post ideas for a food startup
-> Food startup quotes

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a food startup:

#1: Ross Mackay, founder of Daring Foods:

We chatted with with Ross, founder of Daring Foods ($0/month). In our interview, Ross says:

Be adaptable. You cannot prepare yourself for all of the challenges you face ahead, you can only stay fixed on your vision, but be nimble with tactics.

Read the full interview ➜

#2: Andrea Slinde, founder of Golden Root:

We chatted with with Andrea, founder of Golden Root ($4K/month). In our interview, Andrea says:

The process of launching the business was a lot like putting together a puzzle with a couple pieces always missing. It may feel like you need more of the details ironed out before you can start, but I assure you that starting is the most crucial step in learning more concrete details about your concept.

Additionally:

Your vision is a flame that you hold in your hands. It is your responsibility to protect your vision, refine your vision, and communicate your vision to others. You are obligated to keep the flame alive by sharing it with others.

Further:

Becoming more focused on solutions has helped alter the way I think and act, and as a result, I have been more capable of welcoming the support and advice that people are willing to give.

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#3: Isabelle Steichen & Alexandra Dempster, founder of Lupii:

We chatted with with Isabelle, founder of Lupii ($/month). In our interview, Isabelle says:

Perfection doesn’t exist, and moving quickly and learning from the market holds a great amount of value as well.

Additionally:

Find smarter people to ask for advice and help.

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#4: Mustafa, founder of Trini Pepper Sauce:

We chatted with with Mustafa, founder of Trini Pepper Sauce ($2.25K/month). In our interview, Mustafa says:

Make your process as simple as possible. It will save so much time if your business is organized and remains that way. Time management is key.

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#5: David Downing, founder of ChipMonk Baking:

We chatted with with David, founder of ChipMonk Baking ($90K/month). In our interview, David says:

The plan is working and today we have over 17,000 email subscribers.

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#6: Enric Miquel Pico, founder of KÜiK Meal:

We chatted with with Enric, founder of KÜiK Meal ($12K/month). In our interview, Enric says:

Choose the right people, keep it simple and small. It’s easy to fall into the “growth trap”, but when turbulent times rise, everything will fall.

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#7: Enric Miquel Pico, founder of KÜiK Meal:

We chatted with with Enric, founder of KÜiK Meal ($12K/month). In our interview, Enric says:

The main lesson we learned from those days is that an early launch with opportunity to learn is more valuable than a late launch with loads of market research.

Additionally: