Future of Food Tech, Can A Retail Model Like Foxtrot Work at Scale, and Channel Strategy for Food Brands with Ashley Hartman & Andrew Bluestein from Bluestein Ventures
Ashley Hartman & Andrew Bluestein from Bluestein Ventures: The Consumer VC #325
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Hey Friends,
Our guests today are Andrew Bluestein and Ashley Hartman, Managing Partners of Bluestein Ventures. Bluestein Ventures invests in the future of food. What does that mean? They focus on investing in High-growth consumer brands, Proprietary foodtech, Next-gen commerce, Value-add digital technology. They just raised a $45 million third fund.
We discuss:
The transition from family office to VC firm
Differences & similarities investing inventory and technology businesses
Can the Foxtrot model work at scale?
Retail Reinvention and the Future of Convenience Stores
Difference between funds 1, 2 & 3
Future of plant based meat and food tech
Trends in food industry digitization & much more