We have a cure for your FOMO. For those of you who can’t make it to NOSH Live Winter 2021 this week in Santa Monica, we will be livestreaming the main stage presentations and Livestream Studio interviews this Thursday, Dec. 2nd and Friday, Dec. 3. The Livestream will be presented by Mondelēz International SnackFutures.

It’s time to reveal the players in the 11th installment of NOSH’s Pitch Slam, the leading business pitch competition for the food industry. Presented by 301INC, the venture capital arm of General Mills, the competition features 11 of the hottest startups in packaged food, all creating innovative products spanning a wide range of categories including confection, prepared meals, international, snacking and functional foods.

As a kickoff to NOSH Live Winter 2021, we welcome food startups attending NOSH Live to enjoy a quick dive into many of the most important tactical considerations that face CPG entrepreneurs with the release of the NOSH Live Winter 2021 Boot Camp Education Series.

Day two of NOSH Live will be just as ripe for networking opportunities and business lessons as day one promises to be. From industry leaders to retailers and emerging brands, attendees can expect to hear from the best and brightest of the natural products community at NOSH Live, held Dec. 2 and 3 at the Loews Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif.

NOSH Live is in just over a week and we’ve released our full agenda. Over two days in Santa Monica, attendees will hear from inspiring entrepreneurs, cutting edge brands shaking up the industry, the new retail guard and established experts in a whirlwind of content.

Gavin Konkel recently put together the entire food assortment for Earth Fare — and he’ll talk with NOSH Live attendees about the ways to make gains in retail when he speaks at the conference. Konkel, VP of center store merchandising for the 23-store chain, oversees the company’s grocery and wellness merchandising; after a change in ownership, he was empowered to drive an entire assortment reset geared toward helping Earth Fare meet the needs of the next generation of shoppers.