Food Industry Expert Jason Wong Joins the Conversation
May 27, 2015
Hosted by David Marinac
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Episode Description
Ditch The Box welcomes industry expert Jason Wong to our show. Jason has accumulated 20 years of experience in the food industry. Founder and president of Asia Foods, LLC., he also has much experience in New Product Development with Roland Foods. Currently the VP of Sales at HFM FoodService, Jason's inimitable perspective, clarity, and strategic advice offers outstanding perception on the industry as a whole. He touches on a few crucial topics during the course of the episode: the 4 main grocery channels in the marketplace, the importance of balancing industry trends while pinpointing new flavor profiles, why to utilize brokers, and even explains the reasoning behind his predicted 3-5 year plan (from finished product to store shelves). Jason leaves us with his own personal experiences in dealing with one of the most prominent mass merchandisers in the industry…. WALMART. Tune in now to hear the full interview!
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We interview thought leaders in our industry about their experiences in dealing with the major retailers along with helpful tips and tricks that can lower costs and increase margins.
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David Marinac
I’m David Marinac, president and CEO of ABC Packaging Direct, the home of StandUpPouches.net.
Everything I do and the companies that I lead have to do with problem solving. Finding a need and filling it, finding a packaging inefficiency such as high cost, damage, poor supply chain methods, lack of supplier accountability, etc. and then proposing alternatives that not only are more effective and efficient, they save our clients BIG MONEY.
Packaging is often the last thing companies look at. They spend countless hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars developing their product, then they ship it with substandard and lousy packaging which jeopardizes the success of the product completely via damage, poor quality, or product goes stale or rancid. Packaging is the VOICE of your brand. What is YOUR packaging saying about your product?
I’ve been in the packaging industry for over 30 years. I’ve built three businesses from scratch to millions in sales, often and mostly without seeing our clients face-to-face. This is NOT easy to do, build trust and rapport AND get paid, again without meeting face-to-face.
I am a member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals, Entrepreneur Association Alumni Group, Private Label Manufacturer’s Association, and I’m a graduate of the Entrepreneur Management Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology sponsored by Inc Magazine.
