CPG Week Podcast

On this week’s show, the team continues their food emojis crusade and highlights some news from Tattooed Chef and Kevin’s. Later, Carol and Immi co-founder Kevin Lee talk through the brand’s approach to funding announcements.

On this week’s NOSH Podcast, reporter Lukas Southard took a trip out to the World Business Chicago/Chicago Venture Summit earlier in the summer to talk with Midwest-based brands and investors about the advantages and challenges of being located in the middle of the country.

The NOSH Podcast team share what they saw, tasted and heard about at this summer’s Specialty Food Association’s Fancy Food Show including global takes on chili crisps, sales of hot sauce, pivoting into wholesale and wildcard products aimed to draw in consumers.

On this week’s show, the team airs grievances about the lack of natural product emojis, runs down some ice cream deals and discusses the impact of pouched products on Stonyfield’s business. Later, Carol and Jeff rehash key takeaways from BevNET Live including how investors are assessing growth and how brands can use their online identity to generate insights.

Institute for Justice Senior Attorney Justin Pearson joins the NOSH Podcast this week to talk about how and when the First Amendment and the Constitution protects brands against food labeling regulations.

On this week’s show, the team chats about a recent move from Sonoma Creamery and runs down some nutty news from Campbell’s. Later, Neil Booher, VP of Crisis and Reputation Risk at Edelman explains how business leaders should navigate crises that enter the public eye.

This week the NOSH team revisits some important lessons and stories shared during NOSH Live Winter 2022 with Suzie York, founder and CEO of The Better Chocolate and Matt Clifford, CEO of CanDo. Both have moved onto their second endeavors in the world of CPG and share how they applied certain learnings from their first businesses, the second time around.

This week, Carol speaks with Jorge Gaviria, CEO and founder of Masienda, and its creative director Daniel Klein about how the company’s focus on video and storytelling has fueled new growth in customer acquisition and retail placements — and led to several James Beard award nominations this year.

On this week’s show, the team chats about viral candy trends, the U.S. Senate’s sweet tooth and how one company is thinking about category expansion. Later, Bain & Company VP of Consumer Products practice, Charlotte Apps, discusses details from the firm’s recent Insurgent Brands report.

On the NOSH Podcast, the team discusses the strategies brands use to boost perception of their sales strength, the Chicago Venture Summit, the impact of SPACs in CPG and an interview with FitJoy president Norman Taliaferro.