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MadeGood's First Order Was 300,000 Contract-Manufactured Bars for Costco

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Salma Fotovat, co-founder of MadeGood (Riverside Natural Foods), explains how the company launched contract manufacturing to fund its own snack brand.

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“Our first order was actually for Costco for a contract manufacturing brand, and it was 300,000 bars.”

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MadeGood's parent manufacturing company launched its first production run with a 300,000-unit contract manufacturing order destined for Costco.

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