We make the connections. You benefit.

Emerge Subscriber Benefits:

• Complimentary one-year Compliance Management subscription: manage your company’s regulatory and supply chain risk as you grow.
• Free product discovery listing on ReposiTrak MarketPlace: get discovered, meet new buyers and grow your sales. List your products in the fastest growing supplier discovery platform in the industry.

ReposiTrak provides suppliers with a robust, interoperable solution to protect their brands and be retail-ready for new and growing retailer relationships. The ReposiTrak platform includes:

Compliance Management – a one-stop solution for automating management and compliance of required documents and regulatory records.  The solution receives, stores, and shares documentation; and generates dashboards and alerts for missing, expired or inaccurate records.

Supply Chain Solutions – sell more, stock less and see everything with the suite of supply chain solutions from ReposiTrak. From scan-based trading, direct-store-delivery, store-level ordering and vendor managed inventory solutions, we work with you to create more sales, eliminate out-of-stocks, and reduce shrink with your retail partners.

MarketPlace – enables suppliers to capitalize on their commitment to safety and transparency for new products, additional need, or simply to replace non-compliant suppliers which retailers or wholesalers may currently be using.

OTHRSource provides one-stop flexible, on-demand national in-store support/merchandising services to brands across big box, traditional retail, convenience store, drug & independent retail formats.

Emerge subscriber companies receive the OTHRSource Core Service, for twenty (20) complimentary store visits. The Core Service includes:

• Shelf Cleanup & Date Rotation (before & after pictures)
• SKU Count per product
• Planogram Integrity Audit
• Real-time Price Check (your brand and competitor products)
• Backroom to shelf movement on product out of stocks (OOS)
• Forced orders with store managers (if needed and applicable)
• Real-time data feed for each store visit

In addition, you will receive:

• A free consultation with the OTHRSource team to discuss your ongoing merchandising strategy

Created specifically for selling into grocery, convenience, and specialty stores by a real grocery store owner, Mable’s wholesale ordering website and mobile app make it easy for new and existing customers to order from consumer product good companies online and in the aisle. Mable streamlines the ordering process for retailers and brands and extends net 45 day terms to retailers, making it easier for stores to stock products.

Emerge subscriber companies enjoy a complimentary 6-month trial and a $100 Mable promo code to share with wholesale customers. There is no charge ever for Emerge subscribers to use Mable to facilitate sales with your existing retail buyers.

How it works:

• Create your Mable wholesale page for easy online ordering
• Streamline your orders from new and existing accounts
• Receive proper POs and prompt payment from Mable

Grow your wholesale business with us! #WholesaleSimplified

An on-line meeting place for innovative early stage consumer packaged goods brands and investors to discover each other, make connections, and develop relationships on the path to partnership. Tell your story, post updates about your milestones and achievements, share documents discreetly, and build relationships with relevant investors.

Learn more 

For more information about the SQF Fundamentals Program and to take advantage of the discount, contact Julie Pryor 

Global Recruiters of Madison (GRN) is an executive recruiting firm in the Natural Products Industry with expertise in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

• Since 2005, GRN has placed 500+ “difference makers” in sales, marketing, quality, operations, product development, regulatory, and the C-suite.
• GRN partners with natural food, beverage, dietary supplement, and personal care brands ranging from founder-led start-ups to billion-dollar publicly traded companies.

Ready to expand your team by adding an industry “difference maker”?

Not ready to hire yet, but interested in a conversation about your current team, goals and next steps? Let’s Talk!

Jebbit is a marketing platform that allows you to create beautifully branded, no code, interactive experiences that capture 1st party data.  Create experiences such as product matches, personality quizzes, trivia and live polling as ways to drive high engagement and data capture from consumers.

• Create simple lead forms, surveys, landing pages and many forms of interactive experiences
• Start with our template and then customize with your logo, colors, fonts and images
• Build personalized journeys based on how consumers answer each question
• Deploy across any channel via unique URL’s for tracking or QR codes
• Capture the 1st party data attributes you need to personalize their experience
• Optimize with real-time analytics

Raveler helps eliminate burnout for small food companies by offering simple solutions for production, inventory, and asset tracking. A lightweight, cloud-based alternative to big ERP platforms. Pick and choose the features that suit your needs:

Inventory Control

• Quick, easy counting.
• Set pars at multiple locations.
• Get emailed reports every time stock is counted.

Batch Management

• Automatically generate batch numbers.
• Track ingredient lots.
• Easily record information to comply with regulatory authority.

Container Tracking

• Use QR codes to scan and update status information for kegs, crates, and other durable assets.
• Know exactly where your fleet is at any time.
• Order labels through Raveler or print them yourself for free.

Emerge mentor Alli Ball, former grocery buyer turned food business consultant, helps food industry professionals succeed in launching & growing their packaged food businesses.

Through one-on-one consulting and her online group course, Retail Ready™, Alli helps producers understand what it takes to get their products on the retail shelf, and keep them there. She share the behind-the-scenes secrets and thought process of wholesale buyers as they assess new products for their stores or online marketplace. 

Learn more about Alli and her expertise.

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