DEC 4 + 5 | MARINA DEL REY
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Boot Camp: Education to Get You Started on Day 1
On the morning of Day 1, industry newcomers attending Nosh Live can learn the basics of running a food business and jumpstart their networking during Boot Camp. Experts will present on the 5 topics early-stage food brands need to know, including finance, sales, marketing, design, and operations.
Following the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to sit down with the experts and ask them their toughest questions. Here are the details:
Thursday, December 4th - Morning Session
- 90 mins of presentations
- 30 mins of roundtable networking
Boot Camp helps lay the foundation for success. If you're just getting started in the dynamic world of packaged food, we recommend you attend the 90 minute segment.
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2025 Boot Camp Speakers
Boot Camp Schedule
Thursday, December 5 - Morning Session
Print the agenda for Thursday, December 04
Please note: All times US Pacific Time
- 7:30 AM9:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Location: Promenade Ballroom - Lobby Level
Breakfast, coffee and beverages are served from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM PT and are included with registration. Registration and badge pick up opens for the day at 7:30 AM PT. - 8:00 AM2:30 PM
1:1 Meetings, Powered by Vdriven
Location: Outdoor Sinder Lounge - Lobby Level
Nosh Live attendees have the opportunity to meet 1:1 with retail buyers, investors and experienced food leaders. Prior registration is required and meeting times are sent individually. Please check in at the 1:1 Help Desk before heading to your meeting room. Meetings will be 10 minutes each and the complete schedule is posted at the Help Desk.
Jing Gao
- 8:00 AM9:45 AM
Boot Camp Presentations
Location: Promenade - Lobby Level
Boot Camp is a fast dive into the basics of launching a food brand with hand-chosen CPG experts and entrepreneurs. All Boot Camp Presentations are 15 minutes, starting at 8 a.m.; as soon as all speakers are finished, attendees join them at round tables for individual Q and A. - 8:00 AM8:15 AM
Ready, Set, Comply: A Regulatory Boot Camp for Food Brands
Location: Promenade - Lobby Level
Is your brand ready to go to market? This rapid-fire Regulatory Readiness Boot Camp will help ensure you are. In just 15 minutes we will cut through the noise and spotlight what food companies need to know right now to be FDA compliant. From shifting enforcement priorities, and ingredient scrutiny to hot-button plaintiff’s bar labeling challenges, you will leave with a quick hit checklist of smart, practical moves to strengthen your compliance posture and stay ahead of potential blind spots. - 8:15 AM8:30 AM
Branding 101 for Retail Success
Location: Promenade - Lobby Level
Developing a memorable brand and getting a great product package on shelf quickly, efficiently, and without breaking the bank is one of the greatest challenges facing beverage brands. During this presentation Voiecbox will share valuable brand design do's and don'ts – insights developed over two decades designing brands and packaging systems for clients ranging from some of America's most recognizable brands to innovative category disruptors. Attendees will walk away with a proven brand design process to achieve speed-to-market with a brand that captures attention, inspires interest and trial, and drives repeat purchase. - 8:30 AM8:45 AM
Innovation on a Shoestring
Location: Promenade - Lobby Level - 8:45 AM9:00 AM
Early Stage Brand Playbook
Location: Promenade - Lobby Level - 9:00 AM9:15 AM
Understanding Shopper Marketing
Location: Promenade - Lobby Level - 9:15 AM9:45 AM
Boot Camp Roundtable Networking with Experts
- 9:40 AM10:00 AM
Networking & Sample Break
- 10:00 AM
-- Main Session Starts --
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level - 10:00 AM10:10 AM
- 10:10 AM10:35 AM
Keeping Up With Khloud
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Strategies to set a brand up for fast growth, from the leader of Khloud Foods, Khloe Kardashian’s functional snacking brand. - 10:35 AM11:05 AM
State of Food Investing
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
From VC to PE, what is driving investment decisions and what can founders do to get a meeting in 2026 and beyond? - 11:05 AM11:30 AM
The Scoop on Success
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
As she launches a new brand, what’s an ice cream legend’s advice to founders - and to herself? - 11:30 AM11:55 AM
Finding that Big Breakout
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
How three fast-growing brands prepared, recognized, and capitalized on sales growth opportunities. - 11:55 AM12:05 PM
Elevator Talk on Stage
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
We’re reserving time for two high-energy sessions where pre-selected founders will each share a short (90-second) introduction on stage. - 12:05 PM12:15 PM
Nosh Best of 2025 Awards - Presented by TrüFrü - Announced
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Who will win Person of the Year and Brand of the Year? - 12:15 PM1:30 PM
Lunch Break, Taste Radio Studio & Sampling
Location: Bayview Ballroom - Rooftop
Lunch is served on the rooftop level and is included with registration. Sampling continues in the foyer of the main ballroom and a live recording of Elevator Talk on the livestream takes place in the Venice room on the lower level. - 1:30 PM1:50 PM
Weird but Relevant Retail: A Conversation with Heatonist's Noah Chaimberg
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
The “hot sauce sommelier” for Hot Ones, Chaimberg’s an unexpectedly powerful gatekeeper in CPG. We’ll learn how he makes his decisions, and how brands can capitalize on the exposure that a cult hit can create. - 1:50 PM2:05 PM
Elevator Talk on Stage
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Elevator Talk offers a unique opportunity for attending food brands to introduce themselves and their products to our full audience of investors, retailers, operators, and media. - 2:05 PM2:30 PM
Inside and Out: Single-Sponsor VCs
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
A pair of venture capital investors -- one tied to Corporate Venture Capital, another independent but informed by its ties to a large international food brand - will share how they evaluate investment opportunities, and how brands can benefit from the resources, operational expertise and scale of Big Food. - 2:30 PM3:00 PM
From Regional to National
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
When the strategy is to take your brand into the big chains, what are the tactics? - 3:00 PM3:30 PM
- 3:30 PM5:30 PM
Nosh Live Happy Hour
Location: Sinder Outdoor Lounge - Lobby Level
At the end of Day 1, continue the day’s conversations at the Nosh Live Happy Hour.
