Get ready for our September Community Calls! This month, join us for conversations with an angel investment group, explore DSD secrets that skyrocket case sales, and take a look at stand-out packaging designs from Expo East. All of September’s calls are free and open to the public – just register in advance and mark your calendar.
Upcoming Community Call Schedule:
The Innovative Way These Angels Are Embracing Investment
- Date: Thursday, September 7
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Guests: Adam Spriggs and Jamie Borteck of The Angel Group
- Topic: Early stage CPG investment isn’t easy to secure, which is why Adam Spriggs and team founded The Angel Group – a syndicate of industry professionals who invest in early stage brands including Siete, Poppi, and Goodles. Join Adam and Angel Group member Jamie Borteck, who’s experience includes c-suite roles at Grillo’s Pickles, Justin’s, and Food Should Taste Good, as they talk about the innovation they’re looking for in CPG brands and creative ways they see businesses operating right now.
- Register Here
DSD Secrets That Skyrocket Case Sales
- Date: Thursday, September 14
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Guests: Trent Moffat of Gotham Brands and JW Fischer of Nirvana Water
- Topic: Beverage sales are hugely dependent on DSD networks, but if you don’t know how to manage the relationship, your product may be an afterthought to the team. Join Trent Moffat of Gotham Brands and JW Fischer of Nirvana Water talk about what DSDs need to be successful, what you should expect, and how to manage the relationship for maximum case sales.
- Register Here
Best in Show – Expo East Packaging Design Winners
- Date: Tuesday, September 26
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Guests: Taja Dockendorf, founder of Pulp + Wire and Casey Harshman, founder of Frooishen
- Topic: We’re talking to CPG design experts Taja Dockendorf, founder of Pulp + Wire, and Casey Harshman, founder of Frooishen, about packaging designs from Expo East that really popped, and we’ll dive the strategy behind the smartest redesigns seen at the show.
- Register Here
Keep an eye on the calendar as additional calls are added.
If you have ideas for future topics, feel free to send them our way. Please submit all questions, ideas and feedback via our Community Call form.
About Community Call
Community Call, presented by BevNET & NOSH, is a recurring series of meetings amongst food and beverage professionals. Each call will tackle a topic impacting the CPG industry, and create a platform for timely insights, expert advice and community discussion. These calls will take place multiple times a month and invite the entire community to participate.
About BevNET
BevNET.com is the leading food and beverage-oriented media company, producing a web site, podcasts, print magazine, and live conference series. BevNET’s mission is to offer, through products in a variety of media, the best, most comprehensive forum for news coverage, expertise, partnership and support for all members of the beverage community.
About NOSH
NOSH covers the world of entrepreneurial packaged food companies and services that are expanding rapidly due to interest in Natural, Organic, Sustainable and Healthy (NOSH) products and businesses. The goal of NOSH is to become the leading source of informed, comprehensive coverage and context in regard to this growing community of businesses and the larger trends affecting it. NOSH is a product of BevNET.com, Inc.