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Founder Feature: Sarah Hartmann of Vêsucré

#215 - Ask-Me-Anything with Sales Pro Matt Merson

Founder Feature: BJ Howard of Wild West Chocolate

#214 - Founders & Funders: The Early Stage Investor Event of the Year

Founder Feature: Greg Cahn of Tamar Date Coffee

#213 - The Rise of Almonds with Daily Crunch and Philosopher Foods

Founder Feature: Daniele Orellana of MITTS

#212 - King of Sauce: How Eric Skae Has Grown Carbone Fine Food into a $100M+ Brand

Founder Feature: Bilal Othman of Huwa

#211 - Acquisition Story: How Hector Saldivar Grew Tia Lupita Foods From a Family Recipe to a Successful Acquisition

Investor Spotlight: Andrew Montgomery, Partner at Collaborative Fund

Founder Feature: Alyssa Fernandez of Ollin

#210 - Commodity Boards 101 with California Walnut Board and Doosra

Investor Spotlight: Alcohol & Vice Investing with Jason Sherman of Top Shelf Ventures

Founder Feature: Steph Nightingale of Stimmie

#209 - Operations Law 101: Co-Mans & Distribution Deals

Ops Spotlight: Todd Hoffman, COO at Brightland

Founder Feature: Jesrina Arshad of PurelyB

#208 - Fundraising Reflections with David Fudge (Aplós) and Amanda Amos (Collaborative Fund)

Investor Spotlight: Greer Tessler and Luke Goldstein of Simple Food Ventures

Founder Feature: Ariel Altman and Ronny Berger of Figa Foods

#207 - FFUPs' Shutdown: Post-Mortem & Lessons for Brands

Founder Feature: Sam Lejfer of Lucky Day

#206 - Exit Interview: The Sale of Aura Bora

Founder Feature: Amna Mettmann of Brause

#205 - CPG Brokers 101 with Matt Merson

Bonus: Summer Fancy Food Show Recap

Founder Feature: Jenn Ko of DIME

#204 - Investor Spotlight: Habitat Partners with Daniel Faierman

Founder Feature: Sue Delegan and Kim Hehir of Brutus Bone Broth

#203 - Packaging Your Brand 101: Jamie Valenti-Jordan and Andy Kurtts

Founder Feature: Francesca Pittaluga of Ciao Pappy

#202 - Buyer Spotlight: Total Wine & More

Founder Feature - Fane He and Kyle Nguyen of The Lucky Ox

#201 - Sales Operations 101 with So Good So You and SPS Commerce

Founder Feature: Grace Mittl of Absurd Snacks

#200 - Buyer Spotlight: The FruitGuys with Erik Muller and Daria Jackson

Bonus - Startup CPG's New Innovation Section @ UNFI Selling Shows

Founder Feature: Dina DiCenso of RIND

#199 - How to Drive Velocity with Marketing with Janice Greenwald

Founder Feature: Brenna Turner and Joey Labes of Sake High!

#198 - Startup CPG Community Updates

Founder Feature: Stephanie Berwick of Pastazerts

#197 - AI for CPG 101 with Chris Szigeti

Founder Feature: Cynthia Duran of Xinca Foods

#196 - Corporate Structure & Financing 101 with Giannuzzi Lewendon

Founder Feature: Damiano Messineo of Loopini

Bonus - Flavored Milk: How Jubilee's Is Changing the Game for Picky Eaters

#195 - What Do Health and Sustainability Really Mean to Consumers? | Dana Kim & Sam Kass

Founder Feature: Morgan Murdock of Unbothered Foods

#194 - AI for Ops with YANY Beauty and Phenomenal Foods Co

Founder Feature: BJ McCaslin of Holy! Water

#193 - How to Drive Velocity with Matt Merson

Founder Feature: Max Luthy of Plink!

#192 - Summer Fancy Food Show 101 with SFA, BARIS, Earth Fare

Founder Feature: Marilyn Yang of Popadelics

#191 - GNC’s Next Big Thing: Plink! and Green Regimen’s Winning Formula

#190 - Tariffs 2.0: Hotpot Queen, Fila Manila & Circle Beverage

Founder Feature: Maxi Heidenblut of Häppy Candy

#189 - Distributor Spotlight: Tim Dornfeld, KeHE

Founder Feature: Jenifer Shwartz of Freezcake

#188 - Celebrity and Influencer Contracts with Foster Garvey

Founder Feature: Zoe Levin of Bim Bam Boo

#187- Expo West 2025 Debrief with S’NOODS and Whims

Founder Feature: Susan Hartman of Recoup Beverages

#186 - Bootstrap Heroes: Bumpin Blends, Lentiful and Drink Wholesome

Founder Feature: Ranwei Chiang of Abstinence Spirits

#185 - Commercial Kitchen vs. Co-Man: Where to Make Your First $1M of Product

Founder Feature: Philip Teverow of Yolélé

BONUS: Winter Fancy Food Show Recap

#184 -Distributor Spotlight: Karen Slusher of Azure Standard

Founder Feature: Akua Boakye Okunseinde of Karité

#183 - How AI is Helping CPG Brands with Lentiful and FocusFuel

Founder Feature: Breanna and Jared Golestani of Kokada

BONUS: 2025 Shelfie Awards are Here!

#182 - Rewind: How to Crush Expo West

Founder Feature: Ehime Eigbe-Akindele of Sweet Kiwi

Bonus: Tariffs 101 with Aaron Alpeter

#181 - Buyer Spotlight: John Lane, Category Manager at Raley's

Founder Feature: Brian Bethke of BEAR Maple Farms

#180 - Meet the Startup CPG Editor: Caitlin Bricker

Founder Feature: Jana Goodbaum of Happy Wolf

#179 - Bootstrap Heroes: Hazard's Hop Water, SWAIR, Gourmend Foods

Founder Feature: Becca Wright of Piedmont Pennies

#178 - Buyer Spotlight: Sean Goldsmith, The Zero Proof (DTC Non-Alc Retail)

Founder Feature: Nikki Seaman of Freestyle Snacks

#177 - Finding Your Co-Man: Lance Schwarzkopf of Copack

Founder Feature: Val Emanuel of Rif Care

#176 - Startup CPG’s 2024 Year in Review

Founder Feature: Spencer Hoddeson, Gay Water

#175 - E-Comm Wizards: David Fudge of Aplós

#174 - Buyer Spotlight: Heidi Traore and Jeanette Bloss, National Co+op Grocers

Founder Feature: Caroline Howard Walker Brothers

#173 - The Food Investors: Capital for Emerging CPGs

Founder Feature: Katie Lefkowitz of Harken Sweets

#172 - Ops Talk: 5 Things Brands Get Wrong

Founder Feature: Lindsay Hancock of My Better Batch

#171 - SupplySide West Recap with Doss

Founder Feature: Cason Crane of Explorer Cold Brew

#171 - Buyer Spotlight: Taylor Cathala, Senior Spirits Category Merchant, Whole Foods Market