Chris Fanucchi of bitewell: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A Founder

Make sure you’re solving a real problem. We focused our initial efforts on helping dietitians plan for their clients. What we found out is that most people don’t want to plan, they want to have the flexibility to eat what they want whenever they want to. For many, planning takes the enjoyment out of eating. Learning that key factor helped us simplify our vision on a path to helping customers, insurers, and employers to reduce their medical costs.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Fanucchi of bitewell.

Chris Fanucchi is the Founder of bitewell — a foodhealth company on a mission to improve your health through food. His interminable experience with entrepreneurship began in 2012 when he placed second in the DePaul Innovation Awards. Prior to founding bitewell, Chris Co-Founded Koia, a plant-based protein beverage, and LIMITLESS, a Caffeinated Sparkling beverage company sold to Keurig Dr. Pepper in 2020. As a CPG founder, Chris discovered that the food supply chain was built…