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Jacinta Kemboi

I’m a food scientist, coach, entrepreneur, and podcaster passionate about business and entrepreneurship, education, and food and drink. I help better-for-you food founders scale their products successfully without costly mistakes, turning ideas into commercially viable, retail-ready products. Through my work, I combine science, strategy, and real-world experience to guide founders from commercial kitchen to manufacturing with confidence and clarity. Subscribe to The Emerging Food Business newsletter.

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The Emerging Food Business Newsletter! Insights for better-for-you food founders scaling with structure Issue #23 | Tuesday, October 20 The manuscript is done No podcast episode this week. Here's why, how I ended up celebrating, and a seat saved for you in the advance reader circle. This week's lineup We stopped counting the hills Join my advance reader circle Find your ETS stage From the Kitchen Table Why there's no episode this week You might have noticed there's no new podcast episode in...

The Emerging Food Business Newsletter! Insights for better-for-you food founders scaling with structure Issue #22 | Tuesday, October 6 This week's lineup The trade show that changed my mind What I watched founders do right CHFA takeaways The no-agenda conversation Why the casual chat gets the pricing The front-of-pack symbol, nine months in Lessons From the Kitchen Table The trade show that changed my mind A few years ago, I was working on a gluten-free cracker and decided to try upcycled...

Welcome to Emerging Food Business Newsletter! Insights for better-for-you food founders scaling with structure Issue #10 | Tuesday, June 23 This week's lineup The almond flour brownie I rushed out the door — and what my family noticed that our friends never did Why getting onto the shelf is the wrong finish line — and what retail buyers are really looking at MAHA, beef tallow, and what the clean ingredient wave means for better-for-you brands right now From the Kitchen Counter The brownie I...

Welcome to Emerging Food Business Newsletter! Insights for better-for-you food founders scaling with structure Issue #8 | Tuesday, June 9th This week's lineup Keep going — the journey is worth it This week's podcast: the in-flight moment that changed everything The $1,000 workshop moment — and what training could do for your business From the Kitchen Table There's a flight I keep coming back to. Minneapolis to Montreal. Two hours. The kind of in-between time that usually gets filled with a...

Welcome to Emerging Food Business Newsletter! Insights for better-for-you food founders scaling with structure Issue #5 | Tuesday, May 12th This week's lineup The plant trial moment that stopped a founder in his tracks — and saved his product What a plant trial really is — and why skipping it properly costs more than you think The vision behind the Emerging Food Business Hub — and why I built it for you From the kitchen Counter He knew something was wrong before anyone else did. The plant...

Hi Reader, Today is the day. The Emerging Food Business Hub is officially open — and as someone already on my list, you're getting first access. Here's what's waiting for you: 🔬 Know exactly what to fix — shelf life, recipe commercialisation, food safety, co-manufacturing, and COGS — with food scientist-approved guidance at every step 👥 Stop figuring this out alone — a community of founders at your stage, learning and building alongside you 🎙️ Get your hardest questions answered — monthly...