{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"HUNGRY.","title":"How to ACTUALLY Exit Your Food Brand for Millions - David Milner, Giles Brook, Adam Balon, Barney Mauleveur","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c079f845\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7608,"description":"\nHow do you build a food and drink brand somebody actually wants to buy?\nIn this Hungry Podcast “Megatron” episode, Dan Pope brings together four masterclasses on all things EXIT with Adam Balon, David Milner, Barney Mauleverer and Giles Brook.\nThey unpack what really makes a business attractive to buyers: genuine product superiority, strong margins, the right team, international potential and a clear path to future growth.\nFrom Innocent’s near-death experience and Fuel10K’s exit journey to walking away from 2,000 Walmart stores, they reveal the decisions, mistakes and negotiations that can make or break an exit.\nPlus: how to reverse-engineer your ideal buyer, create competitive tension, survive due diligence, understand valuation — and why your exit will probably take twice as long as you think.\nEssential listening for any founder who wants to build, scale and eventually sell a brand.\n ============================================== \nON THE MENU:\nWorked for 2m 14s\n[00:00:00] Intro [00:02:10] The Exit Timeline Founders Get Wrong [00:06:45] Reverse Engineer Your Buyer Before You Sell [00:10:40] Why Multinationals Pay More for Brands [00:13:23] Adam Balon: Different AND Better Wins [00:19:54] David Milner’s Four Exit-Ready Building Blocks [00:26:42] Why Your First Team Won’t Scale [00:29:37] The Gross Margin Rule Founders Ignore [00:35:16] Innocent’s 2008 Near-Death Experience [00:43:34] The Three-Thing Focus Rule [00:50:00] Why One Brand Beats a House of Brands [00:55:44] The Retail Listing That Can Sink You [01:01:41] Fuel10K’s Exit Nearly Collapsed [01:08:30] What Due Diligence Actually Uncovers [01:13:34] How to Create Buyer Competition [01:18:59] Start Selling 18 Months Before Exit [01:22:05] The Negotiation Rule That Saves Your Margin [01:29:25] See Your Business Through Buyer Eyes [01:34:45] Why Innocent Struggled in France [01:42:40] Why Brands Get Stuck at £5M [01:49:15] Fuel10K Walked Away From 2,000 Walmart Stores [01:54:19] From Breadline to Nasdaq...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gxmV4UzMdxQXxd72h-fgEanMz6IG37j1u683zTmU0ac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZGI4/Y2FkNjcwNmEwMDNm/YWUwOTcyZTM0YzYw/YWU3My5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}