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Rad: Metabrew unit cost is $1.84 with an 11% distributor margin
“It's a dollar 84. I know our margin right now is very very small. It's 11%.”
Nadel: Building a retail beverage brand requires too much capital and time
“She even said that it takes a long time to build a brand like this. And a long time equals a lot of money. And I'm not up for that kind of.”
Galati: Crowded beverage retail markets require a differentiated distribution strategy
“I think having a point of a differentiated point of view on how to get the product to the consumer, like is the thing that matters here. Cause I think you've, you do actually do have a pretty innovative product. I just worry that you kind of get lost in the no…”
Galati: Metabrew has not proven voracious consumer demand
“I didn't hear anything coming out of the pitch that, Said, hey, there is voracious demand here from consumers, a small group of consumers. I walked away feeling like, yeah, consumers like it, but they don't, it's not obvious to me that they absolutely love it.”
Rad: When pitching, state the answer first before explaining
“So it's again, like, learning how to actually answer an investor. Like, when he asks you for something, you give the answer, and then you explain, versus you explain, and then you lose the answer.”
Rad: Metabrew reaches 70 retail stores after tripling presence in six weeks
“So now we're in about 70 stores. We were able to triple. Yeah, we're able to triple that number in a month and a half, which was really nice.”
Rad: Functional beverage market will reach $280B globally within five years
“It's expecting to grow to two eighty billion in the next five years. And even in the U.S. Alone, it's expected to grow from 23 to thirty seven billion.”
Rad: Whole Foods, Sprouts, and H-E-B are in talks with Metabrew
“So we have Whole Foods, we have Sprouts, we have HEP from Texas. They're all in conversation with us.”
Rad: Metabrew seeks $400,000 to launch flavors, ramp production, and hire sales
“And today we're asking for 400,000 dollars to release two new flavors, ramp up production for it, and hire some sales reps.”
Rad: Metabrew combines caffeine, fats, and superfoods for longer-lasting energy
“The concept of Metabru, if you want, is based on moderate caffeine with some healthy fats and superfoods to give you a better, longer lasting energy.”
Rad: Metabrew has completed over 180 in-store tasting demos
“So we've done over a 180 demos in stores. So we're definitely Very keen on educating the customer, talking to them, having them try it in front of us, and telling them, like, what are the benefits behind Metabru? So we do four to five demos every week in the s…”