ReGen Brands Podcast

On this episode, we have Jared Simon who is the CEO at Manitoba Harvest .   Manitoba Harvest is North America’s leading hemp food brand, and they’re supporting regenerative agriculture with their recently released Regenerative Organic Certified® Hemp Hearts.   In this episode, Jared breaks down how hemp is grown and some of the agronomic differences between conventional, organic, and regenerative...

On this episode, we have Blaine & Brooks Hitzfield from Seven Sons . Blaine is the CEO while Brooks serves as the COO.   Seven Sons is supporting regenerative agriculture with its direct-to-consumer meat business that sells regeneratively raised beef, bison, pork, and chicken as well as seafood and other snack items.   Seven Sons sources their regeneratively raised meat products from their own...

On this episode, Kyle and I are flying solo to bring you some updates and thoughts coming out of Expo West .   For those who don’t know, Expo West is “the annual Super Bowl of CPG” with over 67,000 attendees this year and a gathering of anyone and everyone working on CPG brands supporting regenerative agriculture - from certifiers, to investors, to the brands themselves, and many more.   Kyle and...

On this episode, we have Hovik Azadkhanian who is the Founder and CEO of Heirloom Coffee Roasters .   Heirloom Coffee Roasters is supporting regenerative agriculture with its 6-SKU lineup of Regenerative Organic Certified® whole bean coffees.   In this episode, we learn how Hovik is carrying on his family’s legacy as a third-generation coffee roaster, how the brand has grown from one Bay Area reta...

On this episode, we have Jody and Crystal Manuel and Brei Larmoyeux, who are the Co-Founders of Gruff .   Gruff is supporting regenerative agriculture with its Regenerative Organic Certified® Ancient Grain Grits. Gruff’s grits are made from organic cracked Farro and are table-ready in just 12 minutes.   In this episode, we learn about Jody and Crystal's journey transitioning their farm from conven...

On this episode, we have Nick Wiseman who is a Co-Founder and the CEO of Little Sesame .   Little Sesame is supporting regenerative agriculture with its lineup of organic and regeneratively farmed hummus products that includes a flavor lineup of Smooth Classic, Jammy Tomato, Caramelized Onion, Herby Jalapeño, and the newly launched Preserved Lemon.   In this episode, we learn how Nick and his team...

On this episode, we have Joséphine Bournonville who is a Co-Founder and the COO at Omie .   Omie is supporting regenerative agriculture with its lineup of more than 200 French pantry staples that are sourced from regenerative farmers.   Omie’s agri-engineers work with over 40 manufacturers and 200 farmers to bring this vast assortment to life. Farming operations are audited with a Regenerative Ind...

On this episode, we have Jay Albany who is the CEO of Wide Open Agriculture .   Wide Open Agriculture is Australia's leading regenerative food and agriculture company and operates 3 distinct enterprises. Under the name Dirty Clean Food , they operate a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform that sells 300 different regenerative and artisan products directly to wholesale customers and individual co...

On this episode, we have Rafaela Gontijo Lenz who is the Founder and CEO at NUU .   NUU is supporting regenerative agriculture with its lineup of regenerative, cassava-based foods that includes cheese bread, chees bread pizza, tapioca sticks, and more. These items are sold in over 1,500 retail and foodservice points of sale in Brazil.   In this episode, we learn how Rafaela was inspired to leave h...

On this episode, we have Edd Lees who is one of the Co-Founders at Wildfarmed .    Wildfarmed is supporting regenerative agriculture with its lineup of regenerative wheat flours that are used in retailers, restaurants, and bakeries across the United Kingdom and powered by a network of 80 regenerative farmers.   In this episode, we learn how the brand was started when a famous DJ traded in his turn...

On this episode, we have Derrick Jackson who is a Farmer and Co-Founder of Grass Grazed .    Grass Grazed is supporting regenerative agriculture with a myriad of direct-to-consumer livestock products and just launched its first CPG item, Grazed Snax. Grazed Snax is a meat stick made from 100% pasture-raised pork.    In this episode, we learn how Derrick and his family went from raising 25 backyard...

On this episode, we have Zack Gazzaniga who is the Founder of Zack's Mighty .   Zack’s Mighty is supporting regenerative agriculture with its tortilla chip products made with certified regenerative corn.   In this episode, we learn about Zack’s journey in CPG helping to build and scale Sir Kensington’s, why he was compelled to “make chips that don’t break in dip,” and the wild ride building Zack’s...

On this episode, we have Kyle Koehler who is the Founder and CEO at Wildway .   Wildway is supporting regenerative agriculture with its commitment to transition its entire product portfolio to Regenerative Organic Certified®, beginning with a 4-SKU lineup of Planet Friendly Oats and a 3-SKU lineup of Coconut Chips.   In this episode, we learn about Kyle’s 11-year journey bootstrapping Wildway from...

On this episode, we have Monique Hypes and Marie Krane who are the Co-Founders of ⁠Tomato Bliss⁠ . Tomato Bliss is on a mission to “save the heirloom tomato from extinction” with their line of heirloom tomato soups that are made with tomatoes grown on their certified Regenified™ farm in Southwest Michigan. In this episode, we learn why tomato farming became Marie’s chosen form of activism, how she...

On this episode, we have Cody Hopkins who is the CEO and Founding Farmer at Grass Roots Farmers’ Cooperative . Grass Roots is supporting regenerative agriculture with its 7-species lineup of meat products. In this episode, we learn why Cody was inspired to start the Co-Op after being a small-scale poultry farmer, what makes their business model and corporate structure unique, and how Heifer Intern...

On this episode, we have Adam Hiner & Maddie Hamann who are the Co-Founders @ PACHA . PACHA is supporting regenerative agriculture with its lineup of organic and regenerative buckwheat bread products including 3 flavors of bread and 1 SKU of buns. In this episode, we learn how PACHA found a reliable source of regenerative buckwheat through an innovative farmer partnership and how they’re rolli...

On this episode, we have Hayley Painter who is one of the Co-Founders @ Painterland Sisters . Painterland Sisters is supporting regenerative agriculture with its line of organic and regenerative Icelandic skyr yogurt products that are made with organic milk sourced from their family farm and others in the Northern Pennsylvania area. In this episode, we learn about how Painterland Sisters has grown...

In this episode, we have Maddy Rotman & Taylor Lanzet, the Co-Founders @ Anytime . Anytime is supporting regenerative agriculture with two inaugural product lines in the adult beverage category. They first launched a canned cocktail lineup called the Anytime Spritz in May of this year and in just two weeks will bring to market their two inaugural spirit products: Anytime Famrhouse Vodka and An...

On this episode, we have Matt Maier who is the Founder, Owner, and Chief Grass Farmer at Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed . Thousand Hills is supporting regenerative agriculture with its vast array of fresh and value-added 100% grass-fed, grass-finished, and regenerative beef products.  In this episode, we learn about Matt’s background as a CPG brand manager and marketing consultant and the trip bac...

On this episode, we have Rachael Petach who is the Founder and CEO at C. Cassis . C. Cassis, also know as Current Cassis, is supporting regenerative agriculture with its growing lineup of products made from blackcurrants grown in Northeast, regenerative, agroforestry systems. Right now, the product lineup includes two alcoholic beverages: a bottled Liqueur and a ready-to-drink, sparkling, blackcur...

On this episode, we have Will Burke who is the Founder and CEO at Sol Simple . Sol Simple is supporting regenerative agriculture with its Regenerative Organic Certified® dried tropical fruit products and broader ecosystem of enterprises working with 1,200 smallholder farmers in Nicaragua. In this episode, we learn about Will’s journey from educator to entrepreneur and why he had to build multiple...

On this episode, we have Jason Freeman who is the CEO of Farmer Direct Organic . Farmer Direct Organic is supporting regenerative agriculture with its oats, beans, lentils, and pea products that are all certified organic with a growing selection transitioning to Regenerative Organic Certified®. In this episode, we learn about the brand's journey from being the sales arm of a three-farmer Canadian...

On this episode, we have Christian Ebersol & Nick Wallace of 99 Counties . Christian serves as a Co-Founder and CEO while Nick is also a Co-Founder and the Chief Farmer. 99 Counties is supporting regenerative agriculture with its direct-to-consumer, e-commerce business that partners with small family farms in Iowa and sells a myriad of regeneratively raised meat products to people in all of th...

On this episode, we have your two favorite podcast hosts: Kyle Krull and Anthony Corsaro . It has been 29 episodes since we jammed out together without a guest and it definitely felt like the perfect time to do it again. It was not planned but it was perfectly timed. Similar to Episode 16, we spend a great deal of time breaking down all the things we’ve learned from all 44 episodes, 42 blogs, and...

On this episode, we have Chris Langwallner who is the Co-Founder and CEO of WhatIF Foods . WhatIF Foods is supporting regenerative agriculture with their BamNut Milks & BamNut Noodles all made with the bambara groundnut as the key ingredient. In this episode, we learn about Chris’ grandfather and upbringing in Austria that inspired him to “leave the world better than he found it,” the incredib...