Project NOSH Staff

Jamie Borteck, the Founder and CEO of JCB Growth Ventures, dives into growth tactics for both sales and marketing within food and beverage.

At NOSH Live, entrepreneurs hailing from a variety of companies and backgrounds gathered to network and learn from successful industry leaders. As part of the event’s slate of speakers, T.J. McIntyre, currently CEO of Bobo’s Oat Bars, shared lessons from a career spent working with high growth companies and managing cash flow in and out of their businesses.

On the table will be advice for brands looking to raise capital in the near term, as well as the ways current events are affecting CPG investing. Speakers include: Ashley Hartman co-leader of Bluestein Ventures, Genevieve Gilbreath co-founder and General Partner of Springdale Ventures, Franklin Isacson a Founding Partner at Coefficient Capital, and Tapan Shah who has been a part of the natural foods eco-system for almost 20 years.

Expo East introduced a wide assortment of new condiments, sauces and dressings to the natural food market; many touting ingredient lists that were gluten free, low-to-no sugar and Keto- or Paleo-friendly.

Dubbed the “Costco for millennials,” online retailer Boxed has made waves since its debut in 2013. In this episode, co-founder/CEO Chieh Huang spoke about the rapid growth of the company, how it curates its product assortment and why user experience has been central to its success.

GT’s Living Foods founder GT Dave discussed why being an “artistic sponge” supported the company’s development Also an interview with Karen Nation, the founder/CEO of no-bake protein bar mix brand Creation Nation, which was victorious in NOSH’s Live Pitch Slam 5.

Former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong joined us for an intriguing interview about his current career as a podcaster and investor, whose portfolio includes a stake in cold brew brand High Brew Coffee.

Why REBBL CEO Sheryl O’Loughlin believes a business’ ability to constantly evolve and to take a progressive approach to the times can spell the difference between success or failure; Taking an omnichannel approach to fresh and organic with Urban Remedy CEO Paul Coletta; How Kabaki Purple Tea fuses innovation and social mission. This episode is presented by The Good Crisp Company.

This week’s episode of Taste Radio features an in-depth interview with veteran CPG executive Joth Ricci who discusses when to say “no,” premiumization of categories, and why Portland has emerged as an CPG incubation hub.

Over 20,000 CPG manufacturers, marketers and formulators will gather next week (June 25-28) at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas for IFT17, the annual show for Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).