Elevator Talk
Elevator Talk showcases up-and-coming food and beverage brands to the industry, giving founders a chance to put their brand in the spotlight and share their story. Meet the founders behind the hottest brands hitting the market and hear their plans to stand out on shelves.
Each episode features a group of brand leaders, the host, and an industry expert, who asks follow-up questions and provides feedback for each entrepreneur.
Retailers, investors, distributors, suppliers, service providers and fellow brands can tune into the live feed on the BevNET and NOSH homepages as well as on the BevNET LinkedIn and NOSH LinkedIn pages on Wednesdays at 3pm ET.
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Watch previous episodes on our Elevator Talk video playlist.
Elevator Talk: Nut Crumbs Reinvents Breadcrumbs for Healthy Comfort Foods
Nut Crumbs are a gluten-free alternative to traditional bread crumbs that cater to individuals with health or dietary restrictions. Founder Susan Laughlin wanted consumers to have a better-for-you way to enjoy classic breaded and fried comfort foods.
Elevator Talk: Crafty Counter’s Wundernuggets Pack in Convenient Nutrition for Flexitarians
Hema Reddy, founder of Crafty Counter, has created a product line focused on convenience, without sacrificing taste or nutrition. The company developed Wundernuggets, a line of frozen nuggets packed with various proteins and vegetables, that caters to flexitarian families, seniors, and people on-the-go.
Elevator Talk: OHi Food Co. Elevates Consumers with Refrigerated Superfood Bars
Dawn Anderson, the founder and CEO of OHi Food Co., believes the taste, texture, and nutritional profile sets the brand apart from other refrigerated bars. The company’s line of plant-based bars combines whole ingredients such as pumpkin seeds, macadamia nuts, and almonds, with functional ingredients like maca, reishi mushrooms, and mesquite powders.
Elevator Talk: Feel Good Dough Offers Clean Alternative for Everyday Bakers
Terry Thomsen, founder of Feel Good Dough, was inspired to develop a healthy dough alternative for her grandkids. The frozen pre-made organic dough utilizes premium, clean ingredients to create breads, pretzels, rolls, pizza and the like.
Elevator Talk: BuckWHAT! Foods Introduces Snackers to Buckwheat
BuckWHAT! Foods founder Leeann Rybakov aims to be the “Buckwheat Queen” of the snacking industry. The ingredient is the star of her first product line, BuckWHAT! Noshes, which offers grab-and-go snacks that are gluten-free, plant-based and low glycemic.
Elevator Talk: A Dozen Cousins Reinvigorates Beans with Globally-Inspired Recipes
A Dozen Cousins’ mission is to inspire families of all backgrounds to eat better food and live longer, more vibrant lives. Founder & CEO Ibraheem Basir shares that the company is focused on offering global-inspired products made with high-quality ingredients like real onions and garlic, apple cider vinegar and avocado oil to create a variety of heat-and-eat style beans.
Elevator Talk: MUSH Makes Healthy Snacking Easier with Ready-to-Eat Overnight Oats
MUSH bridges the gap between health and convenience by putting overnight oats in a grab-and-go format. Ashley Thompson, the company’s CEO and co-founder, shares how the unique packaging, which features a built-in-spoon, makes this product easily snackable.
Elevator Talk: Kween Granola Butter Takes on Nut Butters
Bootstrap startup Kween developed spreadable granola butter to offer a gluten-free, nut-free, and low sugar nut butter alternative for health-conscious millennials and parents. CEO & Co-founder, Ali Bonar, shares how the brand aims to remind people that eating can be pleasurable and fun, while still nourishing your body.
Elevator Talk: Blue Moose of Boulder Crafts Organic Dips From Scratch
Blue Moose of Boulder hand-crafts organic hummus, dips and salsas from scratch. The line of preservative-free dips and spreads utilizes HPP processing to achieve a 100 day shelf-life and bring its health-forward and convenient snacks to millennials.
Elevator Talk: Corine’s Cuisine Brings the Heat With Gourmet Flavors
Like the heat of its gourmet sauces, Corine’s Cuisine is looking to build gradually, according to the company’s COO, Ray Parish. Tune into this week’s Elevator Talk to learn more about why Parish thinks building slowly was vital to the success of the company, and when the brand thinks it will eventually look to investors to scale.