Foodpreneur with Chelsea Ford
Imagine a consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry where both small and large players coexist on a level playing field, consumers have choice, there’s integrity in what they’re buying and they experience innovative, sustainable products.
In this weekly podcast, hosted by founder, award-winning coach, consultant & small business advocate, Chelsea Ford, you'll hear interviews with incredible founders and hard-to-reach industry specialists as well as practical and actionable content that directly supports your CPG business to grow, become more profitable and thrive.
Learn more at www.chelseaford.com .
Foodpreneur with Chelsea Ford
#87 Bringing Innovation to the Humble Egg
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Innovation in the food and beverage industry drives competition over big food flavour rotations and provides consumers with more choice.
My guest this week on the podcast is Mark Beattie, a self-proclaimed ‘innovation junkie, that has transformed the humble egg into a successful business catering to the hospitality sector.
Mark’s company, Eggzi, produces free range and pasteurised eggs for chefs and bartenders, and is a perfect example of how true innovation paired with strategy and systems can create a profitable business that doesn’t need to compete on price.
In this episode, Mark takes you through how innovating in many aspects of the business has driven their success, and why anyone should be able to do it. We delve into his journey of turning the unassuming egg into a market necessity, his steadfast commitment to the Blue Ocean Strategy as a defence against price wars, and why he’ll never ask his mum for feedback.
You’ll discover: How he uncovered an untapped buyer group.
🍳 Questions to ask yourself when innovating a new product to determine its viability.
🍳 Their focus on branding and packaging, and how it is helped their product ‘sell itself.’
🍳 How the Blue Ocean Strategy helped them outsmart big competitors on price.
🍳 Different models of innovation (outside of just product).
🍳 Why do you need to account for a ‘worst case scenario’ at the start?
🍳 How the egg shortage transformed their business for the better.
LINKS & RESOURCES
- Your Free Pitch Plan
- Become A Festival Insider
- Pricing for Distribution workshop re-release
- Eustralis Distributor
- Stephanie Martin Design
- Blue Ocean Strategy
- Cian From GymBod episode #27
- GymBod episode #65 on Spotify
- GymBod episode #65 on Apple
- Scaling Up book
- Eggzi website
- Mark Beattie LinkedIn
- Eggzi Linkedin
- Eggzi Facebook
- Eggzi Instagram
Season 17 with NFTC
Season 17, out now, is brought to you by NFTC – The Natural Foods Trading Company.
If you're a growing food brand navigating that tricky middle phase—scaling up, maybe landing your first major retailer, figuring out how to buy smarter—NFTC is worth knowing about.
They're a mid-tier ingredient supplier specialising in natural wholefoods: nuts, dried fruits, herbs, spices, seeds, and more. Small enough to offer lower minimums and genuine flexibility, but backed by serious sourcing capability and a team that actually knows its range inside out.
Think of them as the ingredient partner that grows with you—not one you'll outgrow.
Check them out at nftc.com.au
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