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How PlantSwitch Booked 330 Meetings in 12 Months and Reshaped Their Go-to-Market Strategy

330 meetings booked in 12 months, go-to-market strategy reshaped

330

330

meetings booked in 12 months

42

42

Average Replies Per Month

Cold Email

Cold Email

Outbound channel used

CLIENT REVIEW

Hear it straight from the client

The leads themselves and the quality has been outstanding.

The leads themselves and the quality has been outstanding.

The leads themselves and the quality has been outstanding.

Michael O'Keefe, President & COO at PLANTSWITCH

Michael O'Keefe

President & COO at PLANTSWITCH

THE CHALLENGE

Where they were stuck

PlantSwitch sells plant-based foodware to restaurants, food service operators, and major retail buyers. Enterprise wins like Walmart and Live Nation had come through founder-led sales, and they needed outbound that could open mid-market doors at scale without hiring a large internal sales team.

Sustainability-first messaging was not converting buyers who decided on cost.

They needed predictable meeting flow, not one-off prospecting spikes.

Scaling outbound without breaking deliverability or brand trust was the bottleneck.

THE SYSTEM WE BUILT

How we solved their problems

Find the message that converted

The first 60 days ran an aggressive A/B test: cost-first messaging versus sustainability-first messaging. Cost-first converted at nearly twice the rate. Food service buyers decide on cost, durability, and supply reliability, and sustainability works as the tiebreaker. That finding reshaped PlantSwitch's go-to-market narrative across every channel, not just outbound.

Run always-on outbound at scale

With the message locked, six-source verified lists targeted restaurant owners, food service directors, and procurement managers at multi-location groups, the accounts with enough volume to justify a supplier switch. Sending infrastructure used MX-based routing and natural sending patterns to hold deliverability at scale, and AI cold calling reached food service directors who rarely check email but will take a 90-second call about supply costs.

Turn outbound into a growth channel

The system sustained 42 qualified replies per month and booked 330 meetings over 12 months, a pipeline that matched PlantSwitch's capacity to onboard new restaurant accounts and gave them a predictable mid-market channel alongside their enterprise business.

Outbound System built PlantSwitch a multi-channel outbound engine targeting multi-location restaurant groups (5+ locations) where volume justified supplier evaluation. The campaign ran a critical A/B test: cost-first messaging versus sustainability-first messaging. The result was decisive. Cost-first converted at nearly 2x the rate.

This insight didn't just improve campaign performance. It reshaped PlantSwitch's entire go-to-market narrative across all channels. By leading with cost parity and supply reliability, then layering in the sustainability story as a competitive advantage, the messaging matched how food service buyers actually make purchasing decisions.

The campaign targeted procurement managers and food service directors with ICP-refined lists, staggered multi-touch sequences, and AI cold calling to reach operational buyers who rarely check email. Over 12 months, the system delivered 330 booked meetings and 42 average replies per month, building a predictable mid-market pipeline alongside their enterprise accounts.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this case study, answered.

What messaging works when selling sustainable products to restaurants?

Lead with cost, not the planet. PlantSwitch's A/B test showed cost-first messaging converted at nearly 2x the rate of sustainability-first copy. Buyers decide on cost parity, durability, and supply reliability, then sustainability closes the tie.

How many meetings did PlantSwitch book?

330 meetings in 12 months, sustained by an average of 42 qualified replies per month. Targeting focused on multi-location restaurant groups where volume justified evaluating a new supplier.

Why add AI cold calling to a cold email campaign?

Because an entire segment of buyers never answers email. Food service directors rarely check their inbox but will engage in a 90-second phone conversation about supply costs, so calling reached decision-makers the email channel couldn't.

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Get your free growth plan today and stop guessing what works. We'll map your ideal customers, build custom outreach sequences across email, phone, and LinkedIn, and show you exactly how many meetings your outbound should be generating. All backed by data from 52M+ cold emails and tens of thousands of campaigns.

Trusted by 1,000+ B2B companies, Outbound System consolidates your entire outbound tech stack into one done-for-you system. Scale your pipeline across cold email, AI calling, and LinkedIn from a single platform, delivering twice the leads at half the cost while we fill your calendar with qualified decision-makers every month.

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Get your free growth plan today and stop guessing what works. We'll map your ideal customers, build custom outreach sequences across email, phone, and LinkedIn, and show you exactly how many meetings your outbound should be generating. All backed by data from 52M+ cold emails and tens of thousands of campaigns.

Trusted by 1,000+ B2B companies, Outbound System consolidates your entire outbound tech stack into one done-for-you system. Scale your pipeline across cold email, AI calling, and LinkedIn from a single platform, delivering twice the leads at half the cost while we fill your calendar with qualified decision-makers every month.

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