Beyond Packaging with Laura Foti & Matthew Wright

In this episode of the Beyond the Shelf: the Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti speaks with Riddhima Kapoor, former chief of staff at AAVRANI, an innovative beauty brand celebrating Indian beauty rituals and bringing Indian beauty to the US market. This podcast is presented by Specright, the leader in Specification Management. Learn more: https://specright.com/

In this episode of the Beyond the Shelf: Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti speaks with Zoe Croft, Director of Sales at Atlantic Sea Farms, the first commercially viable seaweed farm in the U.S., on innovation in emerging categories, how products can directly impact sustainability, and how to create meaningful partnerships. Learn more about Atlantic Sea Farms here: https://atlanticseafarm...

In this episode of Beyond the Shelf: the Product & Packaging Podcast , Laura Foti speaks with Sean Lavin, VP of Impact of Liquid IV, on how the company got started, the impact-business model, and about driving sustainable packaging innovation. You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn and follow Liquid IV on social media platforms like Instagram. Beyond the Shelf: The Product & Packaging Podca...

In this episode of Beyond the Shelf: the Product & Packaging Podcast , Laura Foti speaks with Jennifer Raphael, CEO of Innovative Beauty Group (IBG), on how she rose through the ranks, her leadership style, and why sustainability is part of every new customer concept her team puts forward. To learn more about IBG visit: www.albea-ibg.com Follow IBG on LinkedIn here: https://ca.linkedin.com/com...

In this episode of Beyond the Shelf: the Product & Packaging Podcast , Laura Foti spoke with Maryclaire Manard, former corporate researcher, journalist, and CEO and Founder of Cluey Consumer, an online platform that rates brands based on the three Ps: their impact on People, the Planet & Politics. Learn more about Cluey Consumer here: https://www.clueyconsumer.com/ Listen to more episode o...

In this episode of the Beyond the Shelf: Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti spoke with Jay Singh, Director of the packaging program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. We talked about the increasing importance of packaging in organizations, how packaging education has evolved and embraced new technology, and the rise of the conscious consumer. Learn more about the Beyond the Shelf: The Product &...

In this episode of Beyond the Shelf: The Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti spoke with Renee Junge, a F&B Marketing executive, who has worked with a variety of brands like Coca Cola, Jamba Juice, Sambazon, Bumble Bee Foods, and more. Renee is a proponent of intellectual curiosity and human connection with an immense love for our planet. For over 30 years as marketing strategist, her e...

In this episode of the Beyond the Shelf: Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti spoke with Chantal Emmanuel, CTO and Co-Founder of LimeLoop about disrupting the packaging industry, powering the circular economy – and why returning those unworn pair of jeans in your closet should be easy. To learn more about LimeLoop visit, https://thelimeloop.com . To learn more about the Beyond the Shelf: Pr...

In this episode of the Beyond the Shelf: The Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti spoke with Carter Cast, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management, best-selling author, and former CPG executive. Carter shares stories (successes and failures) as a marketing executive at PepsiCo, Blue Nile, and as the former CEO of Walmart.com. As the author of "The Right (and Wrong)...

In this episode of the Beyond the Shelf: Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti spoke with Spencer Oberg, EVP of GOOD PLANeT Foods, about the state of the plant-based food, a product-first approach to sustainability, and why “flexitarian diet” is the new normal. As Spencer Oberg put it, who doesn’t love cheese? But just because something is beloved doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvemen...

In this episode of the Beyond the Shelf: Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti spoke with Bumble Bee CEO Jan Tharp on driving innovation at an iconic brand, protecting our natural resources, and empowering the next generation workforce. To learn more, visit https://specright.com/beyond-the-shelf-podcast/ .

Today, the world is demanding more of products and packaging: they need to meet consumer demands, be sustainable, and travel through complex supply chains. Simply put, companies that make things need to respond faster than ever to change. Welcome to “Beyond the Shelf: The Product and Packaging Podcast," presented by Specright. In this podcast, we’ll interview experts and industry leaders across fo...