12 aspects that help to scale up a food start-up as a lean organization with bigger long-term success chances

The following aspects are ranging from critical requirements to obvious, but often neglected basics, and great support factors.

Remember that you need to outperform your competition for long-term success with better execution in all important areas, and in the aspects where you aim to build and maintain a competitive advantage.

1) 𝗔 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 with values to keep the organization on track
2) 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to ensure delivery ability and reliability
3) 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 for: B2C & retail as far as possible; optionally for B2B individualizations
4) 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to find and analyze the right data quickly when you need it
5) 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 to enable quick analyses and decision-making
6) 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 for adequate sourcing, production and liquidity planning
7) 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗴𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, which can be reused often with only slight adjustments
8) 𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹, which gives clear guidelines for any target customer (and at most marginal room for negotiations)
9) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 meant for retail expansions to B2C customers (e.g. via a webshop) and on other more direct sales channels
10) 𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, which works well together and covers all necessary roles
11) 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 in order not to lose your mind in a potential crisis
12) 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗧 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 to keep the team productive

❓ Which other aspects are very important to grow from a chaotic food start-up into an efficient and effective business based on your experience?