WELCOME BACK YOU KNOW THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS PUT A
STRAIN ON OUR LOCAL SMALL
BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IN THE
FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
REALLY HAS THE OREGON
ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK, THOSE
HOPING TO HELP THEM GET BACK
ON THEIR FEET IN SOME OF THESE
TOUGH TIMES RESTAURANTS WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE THERE
HOLDING A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
SERIES THAT COULD GIVE A LOT
OF THOSE BUSINESSES A MUCH
NEEDED BOOST. JOINING US LIVE
THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THE
OREGON ANGEL FOOD CONFERENCE'S
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BORN
BUSINESS OWNER GIOVANNI PRINCE
WHO THE KRACKER KING I HOPE I
PRONOUNCED BOTH OF YOUR NAMES
HEY GOOD FRIDAY MORNING TO
BOTH YOU GOT RIGHT, GO PRINCE
HAAKON I SCREW UP PRINT WHAT I
COULD DO IT HERE AMANDA FIRST
OF ALL THE DETAILS ON THE
CONFERENCE AND THE $200,000
REWARD TELL US JUST A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT.
ABSOLUTELY OREGON
ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK IS AT 5
OH ONE C 3 NONPROFIT AND OUR
WHOLE MISSION IS HELP TO HELP
DEVELOP NEW UP AND COMING
ENTREPRENEURS LIKE CHOBANI AND
PARTICULARLY BEVERAGE WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
CATEGORY FOR OREGON OREGON'S
KNOWN FOR JUUL OR THE FOOD AND
FOOD BRANDS AND THE KRACKER
KING WE THINK IS GOING TO BE
ONE OF SO THE EVENT THAT WE'VE
BEEN HOSTING ACTUALLY ALL
SUMMER LONG IS MEANT TO
SUPPORT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MAKERS FROM
ACROSS THE STATE. THEY'VE BEEN
GOING THROUGH EDUCATION AND
COACHING AND MENTORSHIP
SESSIONS AND WORKING ON THEIR
BUSINESSES AND NEXT 2 WEEKS
FROM NOW FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH
WILL BE THE GRAND FINALE SO
THESE GUYS WILL GET A CHANCE
TO PITCH THEIR BUSINESSES AND
ONE OF THEM WILL EARN A
$200,000 INVESTMENT FROM A
GROUP OF LOCAL INDIVIDUAL
INVESTORS WHO HAVE POOLED
FUNDS TOGETHER TO MAKE AN
ANGEL INVESTMENT IN ONE OF
THESE COMPANIES OUT THAT'S NOT
CHUMP CHANGE FOR SURE SO
GIOVANI TELL US ABOUT YOUR
BUSINESS THE KRACKER KING
DOCTOR KING.
WELL BASICALLY FOR SMALL
INTIMATE FRIENDS AKA THE WORLD
FAMOUS IF YOU MAKE OF LOUIS
FREEH HANDCRAFTED WE MAKING
HERE IN THERE BUT THEY'RE LIKE
CRISPY CRUNCHY DELICIOUS I
THINK IT TO ME A LONG TIME TO
REALLY GET THE RECIPE THAT
RECIPE TOGETHER BUT WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED. PORTLAND HAS
COMPLETELY EMBRACE US WE'RE SO
BLESSED TO HAVE IMPORTANT
RACES LIKE THEY HAVE. SO
THAT'S WHAT WE DO WE MAKE THE
MOST DELICIOUS GLUTEN-FREE
CRACKERS IN THE WORLD.
AND THAT'S I'M RIGHT THERE.
GUESS THERE ARE SO MANY SO
MANY PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE
PORTLAND AREA WHO ARE KIND OF
FOOD ENTREPRENEURS BE IT
THROUGH A FOOD CART OR
RESTAURANT OR INNOVATIVE MENU
ITEMS. SO IT'S SO YOU GET THIS
$200,000 TELL TELL THE FOLKS
AT HOME HERE WHAT A WHAT A
PERSON WHO'S KIND OF A BUDDING
ENTREPRENEUR WITH THE KRACKER
KING, WHAT IS THE KRACKER KING
DO WITH $200,000 OR SOMEBODY'S
GOING TO LIE, I LEGACY THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING IS
HELPING THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO EMPLOY
PEOPLE TO BE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
GIVE PEOPLE MORE WORK.
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING. SECOND OF ALL YOU KNOW
WE ARE RIGHT NOW WE'RE
SHIPPING ALL OF OUR PRODUCT
OUT EVER GARAGE SO WE'RE GOING
TO WAREHOUSE WE COULD ACTUALLY
DO IT PROPERLY. SO THAT THOSE
BUSY OF THE PROCESS OF SCALING
UP AND ALSO WE'RE GOING TO
COME BACK AND HELP US. PEOPLE
TO DEMAND THAT A BUSINESS HAS
REALLY BLOWN UP AT THIS TIME.
SO WE JUST NEED HELP COMING UP
SO STEPPING IN TO HELP US KEEP
UP WITH THE DEMAND SO WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS A
MILLION AN AMAZING PLACE. IT'S
DEFINITELY A HOME FRONT
RUNNERS WHEN IT WHEN I'VE GONE
OUT SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED
HERE I ACTUALLY LOOK FOR ALL
THINGS THAT ARE MADE IN THE
LOCAL AREA AND TRIED IN AN
EFFORT TO KIND OF SUPPORT SOME
OF THESE BUSINESSES HERE.
WHAT I FIND KRACKER KING
WHERE DO I FIND THE KRACKER
KING STUFF.
WE DIDN'T MIND IS THAT NEW
MARKET A JUDGE PROTEAS WERE
PRETTY MUCH ALL OVER THE PLACE
BUT YOU CAN ALSO FIND IS
RELAUNCHED IN WHOLE IN A FEW
WEEKS THROUGHOUT THE CIVIC
NORTHWEST. SO I WAS IN TO BE
THE LARGEST CHANGE WOULD BE
MARKET OF CHOICE NEW SEASONS
AND WHOLE FOODS YET AND IT'S
GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT A LOCAL
BUSINESS DOING SO WELL DURING
THIS TIME BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD
ABOUT SO MANY THAT YOU KNOW
ARE STRUGGLING.
TELL US ABOUT THESE A
SAMPLER AND TASTE OR BOXES
INVOLVED WITH THIS. YEAH WELL
YOU KNOW, THANKS TO THE
PANDEMIC THE EVENT THIS YEAR
WHICH NORMALLY WOULD BE HOSTED
WITH A BIG MARKETPLACE AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO SAMPLE ALL OF
OF MAKERS FOOD AND BEVERAGE
SAMPLES.
THIS YEAR WE CAN'T DO THAT
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO IT ALL A
100% VIRTUALLY SO WHAT WE'VE
CREATED OUR TASTERS TICKETS
WHERE HE BUY A TICKET ONLINE
THEN YOU LOOK AT SHIPPED OR
YOU CAN PICK UP IF YOU LIVE IN
THE PORTLAND METRO AREA YOU
CAN PICK IT UP WITH THE
CONTACTLESS DELIVERY.
A REALLY COOL REALLY
AWESOME HIGH QUALITY
INSULATED, CHRIS REEVE BAG
WITH OUR WITH OUR MASCOT LO-FI
ON THE FRIEND DID AND IT WILL
BE FILLED WITH FOOD AND
BEVERAGE SAMPLES LIKE THE ONES
YOU'RE SEEING ON SCREEN RIGHT
NOW.
AND YOU CAN THEN TASTE EACH
OF THOSE PRODUCTS WELL YOU'RE
WATCHING THE 10 COMPANIES
PITCH AT THE FINALE ON THE
18TH SO THAT'S A WAY TO MAKE
IT FUN AND INTERACTIVE THEY
GET TO TASTE ALL THE FOOD EVEN
WHILE YOU'RE STUCK AT HOME AND
WATCHING THAT EVER IN FOR SOME
OF THESE SOME OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE TALKING
ABOUT HERE MIGHT SEE THIS THIS
MORNING HOW CAN THEY GET
INVOLVED IN THIS HOW CAN HOW
CAN THEY REGISTER TO GET
INVOLVED HERE.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY WHAT WE
HAVE ABOUT 60 MAKERS WHO ARE
PART OF THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR
10 OF THEM WILL BE FEATURED IN
THE FINALE GIVING THEY'RE
PRESENTING THEIR COMPANY IS
THAT THE OTHER 60 WILL ALSO BE
ON THE ONLINE OR YOU CAN CHECK
THEM OUT. THERE'S STILL
OPPORTUNITY TO BUY TASTERS
TICKETS. THOSE ARE AVAILABLE
AT WE ARE OREGON, A F DOT COM
WHICH IS ALSO WHERE YOU CAN
PICK UP ONE OF THESE AWESOME
PACKS. AND THAT IS JUST
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TILL THE
END OF NEXT WEEK CONTACTLESS
DELIVERY AND PICKUP ON
SEPTEMBER 13TH IN THE SHOW ON
THE 18TH.
ALL BORN WITH THE OREGON
ANGEL FOOD ANGEL FOOD
TWENTY-TWENTY CONFERENCE AND
THE GUY ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR
SCREEN. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
BACK LET HE IS THE KRACKER
KING ONE AND ONLY WORLD FAMOUS
CRACK OKAY, I LOVE GUYS, ALL
THE WAY GOOD LUCK TO THE
KRACKER KING AND EVERYBODY
ELSE WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM TO
SUPPORT SOME LOCAL A BUDDING A
FOOD ENTREPRENEUR LOVE IT
THERE. YEAH TO A BUSINESS OUT
OF HIS GARAGE WILL PUT ALL THE
INFORMATION FOR THAT ON KOIN
DOT COM. THANKS YOU GUYS HAVE
A GOOD MORNING.
