Nosh Staff

In this fall-themed roundup of new coffee and tea releases, Death Wish Coffee Co. and Partners celebrate the holiday season early, La Colombe partners with the ACLU and Bruvi branches into coffee pods.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Schmutz, Nature’s Turn, Single & Fat and Sweety. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Mia Medina, the founder and CEO of Gather Brands, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Dario Wolos, the founder and CEO of fast-growing Mexican-inspired restaurant chain Tacombi and consumer brand Vista Hermosa, spoke about his vision to share Mexican culture through authentic food, hospitality and experience, how the journey of building a business has come to define who he is as an entrepreneur and a leader, and his decision to align with acclaimed restaurateur Danny Meyer.

The nominees for NOSH’s “Best Of 2022” Awards reflect the variety and strength within the industry both in front of and behind the scenes.

Voyage Food moves into brick and mortar, Caulipower launches frozen meals in retail and plant-based chicken companies Daring Foods and Alpha Foods expand footprint with new distribution deals.

This week’s roundup of new products saw better-for-you iterations of classic Italian treats, chocolate products to help fight off aches and pains and new charcuterie trays for holiday entertaining.

In this episode, the hosts explained why founders regularly attend industry events are often better positioned to support their brands than those who don’t, riffed on the impact of sleek and clever packaging and marveled at a sparkling water brand’s latest LTO. This episode also features a conversation with Michael Lewis, the founder of oomph, a new brand of low-sugar, functional candy.

The team talks about chaos in the food world and NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg talks to Jason and Mia Bauer, co-founders of Crumbs Bakeshop, about relaunching the popular bakery brand and shifting it from a brick-and-mortar model to a CPG line of treats.

This week’s roundup of new products saw brands kicking off the winter holiday season early with peppermint-flavored seasonal offerings , tipping the Scoville scale with new hot sauces and creating better-for-you chocolate truffles.

On this week’s show, the NOSH team discuss creators embracing the CPG industry and Charley Cummings, founder and CEO of Walden Mutual talks about the company’s plans for creating a digital bank that can be “means to an end” for a more sustainable, locally-focused food system.