CPG Week by BevNET & Nosh

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard and editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman advocate for year-round pumpkin spice products and then run through some key trends surrounding grains and sugars spotted at recent trade show IFT First. The group also discusses Perfect Day's presence at the show as well as recent changes to the company's strategy. Late...

This week on the NOSH Podcast, Nosh editor Carol Ortenberg, Editor-in-Chief Jeff Klineman and reporter Lukas Southard sat down to talk about THC-infused snack brand knockoffs, CPG food products cashing in on popular entertainment properties (IE Barbie and Yellowstone) and the WHO's ruling on artificial sweetener aspartame. In the featured interview, Lukas speaks with Every Body Eat co-founders Tri...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard and editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman continue their food emojis crusade, while also highlighting some meal news from Tattooed Chef and Kevin's. Later, Carol and Immi co-founder Kevin Lee talk through the brand's approach to funding announcements, the leg up celebrity-backing has given its retail and marketi...

In a special dispatch from the World Business Chicago/Chicago Venture Summit, on this week's NOSH Podcast Lukas talks to Midwest-based brands and investors about the advantages and challenges of being located in the middle of the country. Recorded in May, these executives share why Chicago's proximity to manufacturing and distribution hubs can be a benefit in developing an inside-out nationwide gr...

This week on the NOSH Podcast, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg; reporters Lukas Southard and Adrianne DeLuca; and editorial assistant Shauna Golden discuss the team's trip to the Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show. The foursome talk about spicy trends in condiments, the role wholesaling is playing for CPG brands and some shocking new products seen on the show floor.   In this episode:...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg and reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard air grievances about the lack of natural product emojis, run down some ice cream deals from the past week and discuss the impact of pouched products on Stonyfield's business. Later, Carol sits down with editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman to rehash key takeaways from BevNET Live last week, including how inv...

This week on the NOSH Podcast, reporter Lukas Southard speaks with Justin Pearson, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, about how and when the First Amendment and the Constitution protects brands against food labeling regulations. Pearson describes some of the food labeling cases he has tried, how the industry can protect truthful speech on food labels, and why it is important to fight ag...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg and reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard chat about a recent move from Sonoma Creamery. The team also runs down some nutty news from Campbell's and Orchard Valley Harvest. Later, Adrianne sits down with Neil Booher, VP of Crisis and Reputation Risk to learn how business leaders should navigate crises that enter the public eye.  Show Highligh...

This week the NOSH podcast team revisits some important lessons and stories shared during NOSH Live Winter 2022. In this episode, you'll hear from Suzie York, founder and CEO of The Better Chocolate and Matt Clifford, CEO of CanDo. After previously founding Love Good Fats and Barnana, respectively, Yorke and Clifford have moved onto their second endeavors in the world of CPG. In a conversation wit...

This week on the NOSH Podcast, Carol Ortenberg, Jeff Klineman, Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard sit down to discuss celebrity branded coffee, a resolution to Miyoko Schinner's battle with her former company and new (but veteran) leadership taking over Ben & Jerry's. In the interview, Carol speaks with Jorge Gaviria, CEO and founder of Masienda, and its creative director Daniel Klein about how th...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg and reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard chat about viral candy trends, the U.S. Senate's sweet tooth and how one CPG company is thinking about category expansion. Later, Carol sits down with Bain & Company VP of Consumer Products practice, Charlotte Apps, to discuss details from the firm's recent Insurgent Brands report.  Show Highlights: 0...

This week on the NOSH Podcast, the team begins by discussing the strategies brands use to boost perception of their sales strength as well as possible risks with this approach. Then reporter Lukas Southard describes what he saw and heard on his trip to Chicago, where he attended Naturally Chicago's Pitch Slam and the Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Food, before  the team discusses the impact of...

This week on the NOSH Podcast, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, Editor-in-Chief Jeff Klineman and reporters Lukas Southard and Adrianne Deluca discussed mayo preferences in dating, olive oil brand Graza's squeeze bottle controversy and Whole Foods Markets redraws its regional maps. Then, Lukas gets Ithaca Hummus' founder Chris Kirby and the brand's natural channel sales  manager Aaron Wallace about ho...

On this week's NOSH Podcast, reporters Lukas Southard and Adrianne Deluca join NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg to consider Oatly's new online marketing campaign, debate the implications of sesame seeds' new classification as a "Big 9" allergen and discuss Hershey's decision to acquire two Skinny Pop co-packing facilities as the company puts more emphasis on its snacking portfolio. Then, Carol hears fr...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg and reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard chat about recent news from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding functional food claims. Later, Adrianne sits down with Cynthia Cabrera, chief strategy officer at Hometown Hero CBD, and Bethany Gomez, managing director of The Brightfield Group to talk about the impact of hemp-derived THC has h...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg sits down with President and CEO of Lesser Evil Snacks, Charles Coristine, to discuss how the brand approached raising funds as the fed lifted interest rates, what areas of the business Coristine prioritized during this economic uncertainty and why he expects the current operating environment to begin looking a little less bleak.  Show Highlights: 0...

In this episode of the NOSH Podcast, the NOSH team gets fooled by CPG brands announcing fake products over April Fool's Day weekend, sharing why they think some of these playful ideas should actually come to market. Then the team discusses the FDA's recent food label announcements and how the agency is redefining how consumers understand "healthy" food claims. In our featured interview, we hear fr...

In this episode of the NOSH Podcast, the NOSH team discusses the larger trend of chefs, restaurants and bakeries expanding into CPG, sharing recent funding and product examples. The team goes on to debate what the recent news in cell-cultured meat means for investment in the space and how it will dictate what companies survive and how quickly cultured proteins make it to market.  Then, Jeff and Ca...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard chat about pickling and profitability before airing their opinions about the new names and structure of Kellogg Company. Later, Adrianne sits down with Marc Washington, founder and CEO of Supergut, and Greg Shearson, CEO of Cerebelly to hear why they believe the brands'...

NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg and reporters Lukas Southard and Adrianne DeLuca discussed what they saw, heard and tasted at Expo West 2023. The team talks about how the news of Silicon Valley Bank's meltdown was received on the convention floor Friday and Saturday, how acquisitions announced during the event reflected broader trends in food and beverage manufacturing and the increasing desire by som...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and reporter Adrianne DeLuca talk about some notable, viral marketing campaigns as well as some tips, tricks and potential trends for Expo West. Later, Carol chats with Bobo's CEO TJ McIntyre about the common missteps he believes brands make when they approach innovation and growth in tandem.  Show Highlights: 02:22: T...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg and reporter Adrianne DeLuca are joined by two CPG executives and mission-driven brand leaders – Seth Goldman, CEO of Eat the Change and Jane Miller, CEO of Rudi's Bakery – to discuss the departure of Miyoko Schinner from her namesake alt-dairy brand, Miyoko's Creamery. The group discusses the macro challenges of being an outspoken founder figure, p...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard chat about the rise of cauliflower, its place on Chick-fil-a's menu and the veggie's larger role in branded and private label CPG. Later, we hear from Ted Wright, CEO of word of mouth marketing agency Fizz to hear how the business of face-to-face conversation, and the pr...

This week, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and reporters Brad Avery and Lukas Southard discuss the team's thoughts on eating breakfast cereal as adults. The group goes on to discuss the success of Asian-American, Pacific Islander CPG food brands. In the featured interview, Lukas gathered Wildtype CEO and co-founder Justin Kolbeck, journalist Michael Grunwald and Steve Mo...

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and reporters Adrianne DeLuca and Lukas Southard dish out some hot takes on the condiment set and give an update on some recent divestments and sales resulting from supply chain struggles. Later, we hear from Adam Spriggs, founder of The Angel Group, to gain insight from the investor and brand expert on how companies s...