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THANKS FOR BEING ON THE PROGRAM.
GERRY, BACK TO YOU.
>>GERRY: THANKS, BILL!
IT'S NOT OFTEN WE SHOWCASE AN

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ENTREPRENEUR WITH A STORY LIKE
RACHEL KLEIN'S.
SHE GRADUATED FROM INDIANA
UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN

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DANCE WITH DREAMS OF MAKING A
CAREER OUT OF CONTEMPORARY
DANCE.
BUT KLEIN GOT MARRIED, HAD THREE

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KIDS AND BEGAN PURSUING ANOTHER
PASSION: HER LOVE FOR CREATING
HEALTHY FOOD.
SHE BEGAN MAKING HOMEMADE ALMOND

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BUTTER AND GAVE AWAY JARS AS
FAVORS TO HER WEDDING GUESTS.
SHORTLY AFTER THAT, REVIVAL FOOD
COMPANY WAS BORN.

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NOW HER PRODUCT IS HITTING THE
NATIONAL RETAIL STAGE IN A BIG
WAY.
RACHEL KLEIN JOINS US TO DISCUSS

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HOW HER NEW DEAL WITH WALMART
CAME ABOUT AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR
REVIVAL FOOD.
RACHEL, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> I GAVE AN OVERVIEW THERE.
YOU STARTED AS A DAMAGE MAJOR
EXERCISE WHAT DID YOU END UP

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MAJORING IN?
>> EXERCISE SCIENCE.
AND GOT OUT AND DECIDED AND
TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU

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WANTED TO GO.
HOW DID THIS ALMOND BUTTER THING
COME ABOUT AND REALLY BECOME
WHAT IS BIG BUSINESS FOR YOU?

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>> I WAS REALLY JUST IN BETWEEN
JOBS AT THE TIME AND HAD
GRADUATED I WAS A MASSAGE
THERAPIST AND YOGA INSTRUCTOR

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AND I WAS DOING EVERYTHING AND
IN THE MIDST OF THAT HAPPEN TO
BE MAKING ALMOND BUTTER AT HOME
BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE ANYTHING

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ELSE ON THE SHELVES AND IT WAS
FULL OF SUGAR SO LIKE YOU SAID
HAD IT AT MY WEDDING AND
FOLLOWING THAT SINCE I WAS

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BETWEEN JOBS WHY NOT JUST TRY
SELLING IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS
AND THAT'S WHAT I DID AND AS I
STARTED FILLING IT I REALIZED

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GOSH THIS IS ACTUALLY WORKING
AND I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN
DOING IT.
IT'S SOMETHING I'M PASSIONATE

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ABOUT WHICH IS HEALTH AND
ENGAGING PEOPLE ON A REGULAR
BASIS SO I DECIDED WHAT -- WHY
NOT LET'S KEEP GOING AND I MADE

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MYSELF A STUDENT OF BUSINESS AND
GOOGLED MY WAY THROUGH AND ASKED
A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND WOUND UP
HERE.

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>> AND GAINED A LOT OF TRACTION.
I KNOW YOU FORMED THE COMPANY IN
2015 AND ULTIMATELY WENT TO A
TRADE SHOW AND THAT WAS A BIG

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BREAK YOU CONNECTED WITH WALMART
AND NOW YOUR PRODUCT IS ON
WALMART'S STORE, SO TALK ABOUT
THAT PROCESS.

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>> SO FOLLOWING UP FROM THAT
TRADE SHOW I MET THE WALMART BY
YOUR AND OFTEN TIMES THAT TRADE
LIKE THIS YOU WILL MEET SO MANY

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BUYERS AND SO MANY PEOPLE WILL
SAY I LOVE IT AND WE WILL CARRY
IT IT WILL BE GREAT AND A LOT OF
TIMES IT DOESN'T PAN OUT, BUT

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I'M TENACIOUS SO I GOT TO FOLLOW
UP WITH THE BUYER AND LONG STORY
SHORT WE ARE NOW IN 1,000 STORES
NATIONWIDE.

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>> THAT'S AMAZING AND SO IT'S
YOUR SALES NUMBERS AND GIVE US
AN IDEA OF WHERE YOU STARTED AND
WHERE YOU ARE NOW IN TERMS OF

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SALES OF YOUR ALMOND BUTTER.
>> OUR GROWTH HAS INCREASED OVER
500 PERCENT IN THE LAST FEW
MONTHS TO BE HONEST SO WE ALWAYS

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HAD A VERY SMALL THRIVING
ORGANIC VERY STABLE BUSINESS.
IT WAS NEVER ANYTHING CRAZY, BUT
ENOUGH TO KEEP ME HAPPY AND FROM

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THERE WE HAVE IT'S BEEN SWEPT UP
INTO FILLING ALMOST $350,000 A
MONTH, WHICH WAS QUITE A BIT
MORE THAN I EVER IMAGINED.

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>> AS WE WRAP UP AND YOU LOOK
GOING FORWARD AND FIVE OR TEN
YEARS A LITTLE BIT OF A
LONGER-TERM OUTLOOK.

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WHAT IS NEXT FOR REVIVAL FOOD
COMPANY AND WHAT'S THE GROWTH
OPPORTUNITIES.
>> HONESTLY SKY IS THE LIMIT.

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REALLY ANYTHING ELSE WILL FEEL
EASY.
WE ARE GOING TO BRING OUT MORE
PRODUCT LINE OFFERINGS AND HAVE

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DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF ALMOND
BUTTER AND CREATE NEW PRODUCTS
AND MAYBE CONTINUE TO EXTEND FOR
PLANT-BASED PRODUCT SO I'M SUPER

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EXCITED AS WE CONTINUE TO
PARTNER WITH OTHER BRANDS
BRINGING IN SOME INVESTORS AND
REALLY ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE SO

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WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY WE
WILL JUST KEEP GETTING SHOCKERS.
>> THAT WILL HAPPEN RACHEL KLEIN
GREAT ALMOND BUTTER ON WALMART

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STORES AND ELSEWHERE SO THANKS
FOR JOINING US CONGRATULATION ON
YOUR SUCCESS WE LOOK FORWARD TO
FOLLOWING WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU