Some red flags would be definitely if they don't immediately propose an NDA, even if they don't have

their own form, if they don't expect that to be part of the process early on, that would be a huge

red flag because confidentiality is so important and it's really just not professional in that

industry to not respect that.

Welcome to the Startup CPG podcast. I'm your host, Jesse Freytag. What are the major watchouts

for a co-man contract? What should be there and what shouldn't? What's boilerplate and what might

hurt you in the relationship in the long run? Lauren Handel joins us to cover both the legal

and common sense side of these agreements. Lauren is the principal attorney of Handel Food Law,

a law firm dedicated to food, beverage, and farming businesses. Listen in as Lauren walks through

the process of forming a great contract with your co-manufacturer from key contract provisions to common red

flags to planning for amicable endings and more.

Hi, Lauren.

Welcome to the show today.

So glad you're here.

How are you?

Good.

Thanks for having me.

Awesome.

Well, I'm so excited to talk with you today about co-manufacturing contracts, a hot topic for everyone. And I'm excited to be able

to share this with our startup CBG community. Is it something that we have, we have contract

manufacturers and brands, both in the community, both trying to navigate what can be a tricky

topic when we're trying to get the best outcome for everyone. So I'd love if you could just give us a little bit

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