Suplicy: Barnana rejected grocery chain Wegmans three times before accepting an order
Cauê Suplicy · What It Really Takes To Build a Food Business: Part 1 · Oct 18, 2024 · at 34:35
Cauê Suplicy, founder of snack brand Barnana, describes debuting at Expo West and rejecting interest from grocery chain Wegmans because he did not know who they were.
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“I actually said no to Wegmans three times.”
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