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Taste Radio: Emphasize Quality. It’s A Big Reason Why This Company Was Acquired.

Bronya Shillo, the founder of pioneering RTD cocktail brand Fishers Island Lemonade, spoke about why quality of ingredients matters when meeting with retail buyers, how the adage “inch wide, mile deep” guided the brand’s distribution strategy for years and how she built and maintained a relationship with leadership executives at E. & J. Gallo, which acquired her company in May.

Review: Alldae Superfruit Soda

Originally launched in 2021, Alldae is back with a brand new look and revised product lineup. While still cascara-based, Alldae now positions itself as a “superfruit soda” with eyes on a reaching a broader consumer base. 

Taste Radio: The Best Ways To Generate Buzz? Innovate, Collaborate & Breathe Fire.

Can you pair tinned fish and beer… in the same can? Kids’ cereal flavors in protein drinks – does it work? Is chili crunch and ranch dressing the perfect duo? And, why are we losing it over a “Dragnum”? The hosts discussed how brands are attempting to grab our attention and generate sales via innovation, package design and unexpected collaborations.

Taste Radio: Why Aura Bora Doesn’t Need A Secret To Be Successful

Aura Bora co-founder and CEO Paul Voge spoke about how the botanical-centric sparkling water brand has cultivated a loyal community by focusing on flavor, why he believes that “the best marketing is sales and vice versa,” the reason Aura Bora discontinued its viral “Secret Menu,” how DTC success translates to brick-and-mortar sales and why his personal phone number is on every can.

Featured – What You Need to Succeed in Finding a Co-Packer

Finding the right co-manufacturer is an often tricky process that combines the right understanding of product formulation, differentiation, and growth goals. Jess Caven and Luke Penney from Generation CPG share their methodology in this episode of Community Call.

Featured – Money and Operations

This Office Hours explores the interplay between operations, innovation, and finance during highly disruptive times with Melissa Facchina and David McCormick, two of the leaders of Siddhi Capital and Siddhi Ops.

Featured – Beverage Manufacturing & Operations

Co-packer relationships, scaled manufacturing, ingredients and recipes -- Pete Grego takes beverage entrepreneurs into the world of the co-packer to give attendees a feel for the ways outsourced manufacturing can transform a beverage from a hobby to a business.

Featured – The State of Cold Chain DSD

We bring together West Coast and East Coast beverage distributors to talk about the state of play between brands and distributors, particularly in the high-cost, high-risk world of the cold chain. At a time when customers are reactivating promotions and category change is rampant, what can brands and DSDs do to support each other as partners?

Featured – How Distributors Respond as Beverage Categories Evolve

As the beverage industry continues to evolve, with new trends and innovations often appearing suddenly and rising rapidly, it’s critical that distributors keep pace with changing consumer demands. As one of the leading natural channel distributors, it’s a lesson that KeHE has purposefully integrated into its business strategy.