Sari Kimbell
Business coach for packaged food and beverage brands
| Hourly rate range | $85 to $160 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Life coach |
| Sessions | Online |
Sari Kimbell is a business coach for owners of packaged food and beverage brands. She helps them launch and scale through farmers markets, wholesale, Amazon and ecommerce. She was a buyer and Marketing Director for Whole Foods Market, managed a commissary kitchen, and ran a wholesale program for a national brand. She has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs on life, business and mindset. She also wrote a book on turning a passion product into a profitable food business.
What Sari helps with
Sari works with food makers who have started selling but feel stuck. She helps them build a plan to grow sales and gain more time and money freedom.
- Sales that have stopped growing
- Scaling across farmers markets, wholesale and ecommerce
- Pricing products for profit in each sales channel
- Getting onto store shelves and meeting buyers
- Choosing between self-production and a copacker
- Licensing, food safety and FDA compliance basics
- Branding and marketing for packaged food
- Burnout and running the business like a CEO
Who Sari works with
Sari works with owners of packaged food and beverage businesses. Some are just starting from a kitchen idea. Others already make sales but have flat revenue or feel like the business is an exhausting hobby. They sell at farmers markets, in stores, on Amazon or online.
How Sari works
Sari teaches owners to run their business like a CEO and take bold, strategic steps to scale. Her one-on-one coaching covers mindset as well as business moves. Her wider programs use step-by-step lessons with checklists, worksheets and decision trees. They include bi-monthly 90-minute office hours, monthly coaching calls and guest calls each month in the Fuel community.
Background and qualifications
Sari has sat in many seats in the food industry. She worked as a buyer and Marketing Director for Whole Foods Market. She managed a commissary kitchen and ran a wholesale program for a national brand. She has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs in life, business and mindset. She is also the author of a book on turning a passion product into a profitable food business, covering production, operations, branding, marketing and sales.
Sari Kimbell pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one business coaching
- Launch & Grow program for packaged food and beverage brands
- Farmers Market Jumpstart Course
- Fuel Community membership
- Strategy calls with coaches
- Speaking for groups
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The CoachVouch take
She worked as a buyer and Marketing Director at Whole Foods Market before coaching food brands.
Best for packaged food owners whose sales have stalled and who want to scale across markets, wholesale and online.
Common questions
How much does Sari Kimbell charge?
Coaching with Sari runs $85 to $160 an hour. Message Sari from this page for an exact quote.
What does Sari Kimbell help with?
Sari Kimbell helps with sales that have stopped growing, scaling across farmers markets, wholesale and ecommerce, pricing products for profit in each sales channel and getting onto store shelves and meeting buyers.
Does Sari Kimbell coach online?
Sessions are online.
Does Sari Kimbell help people who are just starting a food business?
Yes. Her Launch & Grow program helps people take a food idea from the kitchen to sales. It covers legal setup, pricing, branding and selling.
Which sales channels does Sari coach on?
She covers farmers markets, wholesale, local retail, distribution, Amazon and direct to consumer ecommerce.
How do I contact Sari Kimbell?
Send Sari a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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