Nosh Staff

Slice of Sauce co-founder Emily Williams has transformed traditional condiments. With an innovative new format, the mess free slices of ketchup don’t skimp on quality ingredients and are set to launch in spring of 2019.

Highlights from interviews with a few of the leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs and who joined us on the podcast during the second half of 2018, including Kobe Bryant, Angie Bastian of Angie’s Boomchickapop, Andrew Zimmern and America’s Test Kitchen/Milk Street creator Christopher Kimball.

In this episode, we explore trends that may shape the food and beverage industry in 2019 through the lens of our BevNET and NOSH editorial teams. We also sit down with HotShot Coffee founder Danny Grossfeld, who discussed the development of his innovative brand of heated, canned coffees and his memorable appearance on “Shark Tank.”

Paleo Powder founder Dustin Gersch built his seasoning company on the foundation of using clean ingredients to offer convenient flavor for consumers with dietary restrictions. Paleo Powder differentiates from other seasonings by focusing on lifestyle versus use case, offering a line of all-purpose seasonings that are suitable for the paleo, keto, and FODMAP diets.

Simon Sacal, the founder of Solely, has worked to bring nutritious organic fruit jerky to market with the use of proprietary technology. The company launched a line of grab-and-go fruit snacks using simple, clean ingredients like banana, cacao, mango and pineapple, which are called out on the front of the package.

Aloha, a brand of organic, plant-based protein bars and powders, was on the brink of saying goodbye to the market. In an interview, we spoke with Aloha CEO Brad Charron about how he developed and executed a turnaround for the brand after joining the company in 2017, and why addressing issues with company culture was critical to his mission.

Karen Nation, certified sports nutritionist and founder of Creation Nation, developed a protein bar and energy bite mix to give consumers a fresher, healthier and customizable option for snacking. Creation Nation’s bars and bites are easy to make, require no baking, and target food tribes including gluten-free, paleo, vegan, and keto.

Dawes joined Taste Radio for a conversation chronicling her entrepreneurial journey, from childhood to her decision to launch Late July Snacks to its eventual sale. She also explained why staying independent early on and maintaining voting control of her company saved it from potential downfall and told a remarkable story about her first sales call.

Fat Snax founder and CEO, Jeff Frese, is on a mission to help end metabolic diseases influenced by lifestyle. Fat Snax produces low carb cookies and teas, targeted at the low-carb ketogenic fitness community. The company is looking for strategic partnerships to help grow its retail footprint.

In this episode, Adam Lowry explores the development of both Method and Ripple and how lessons from the former factored into the foundation for the latter. He also shared his perspective on how the funding environment for CPG brands has changed.