Douglas Raggio is experienced in nearly every aspect of the $150
billion specialty food industry. He is the founder of a thriving
food company, Pass the Honey. He also founded the slow-cooked meal
company, Stews & Such, cultivating a network of manufacturers,
vendors, distributors, co-packers and retailers in/around the
packaged food space.
Concurrently, he was the founder and managing director of
early-stage venture capital fund Gastronome Ventures, one of the
first fully-dedicated VCs in the healthier-for-you-food/beverage
industry. He is founder of private equity fund Bias & Blinds Spots,
also focused on emerging healthy food and beverage branded
companies, with transactions currently totaling more than
$150M.
He's been an advisor to more than a hundred startups and is a
sought-after speaker at North America's largest specialty food
trade shows. His tenure in the space has given him the opportunity
to vet 12,000+ investment opportunities spanning more than a
decade, including companies going from zero to multi-millions and
those going in reverse to bankruptcy.
Previous to his work in the food and beverage industry, he managed
$100M+ marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies including
Nike, Motorola, DirecTV, and Discovery Channel. Douglas received a
BS in Organizational Communication from Cal Poly Pomona.
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