How She's Bringing The Belgian Waffle To The American Diet...and 8,400+ stores with Anouck Gotlib, CEO of Belgian Boys

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How She's Bringing The Belgian Waffle To The American Diet...and 8,400+ stores with Anouck Gotlib, CEO of Belgian Boys

The Consumer VC Episode #313 with Anouck Gotlib, CEO of Belgian Boys

Mike Gelb

Jan 08, 2024

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Welcome to The Consumer VC, a newsletter and podcast about venture capital and consumer. Brought to you by Propeller Industries.

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Our guest today is Anouck Gotlib, CEO of Belgian Boys. Belgian Boys is bringing european treats like belgian waffles, brioche french toast, crepes and other delicious delights to the American home. They are now retailers like Walmart, Target, Whole Foods.

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On today’s episode we discuss:

Anouck’s journey from fashion to joining her husband in starting a food CPG company
How they first got into retail
How they financed and grew their business during years of bootstrapping
How they landed KIND snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky’s venture firm Camino Partners as investors
How they rebranded how they described Belgian Waffles to make the product more accessible to consumers
Why they pivoted from frozen food to refrigerator food and much more.

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