Next week, natural and organic product companies and manufacturers will convene at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA for Natural Products Expo East 2022. To help our audience of retailers, investors and brands find our BevNET and NOSH Insiders that are exhibiting, we’ve produced a special pre-show Expo East 2022 Booth Guide featuring the company names and booth numbers of our Insiders.
In this episode, Taste Radio’s hosts reflected on recent networking and live podcast events at BevNET’s San Diego office and Super Coffee headquarters in Austin. They also addressed an often asked question from early-stage entrepreneurs and highlighted a few unusual products before Jacqui Brugliera took on one of the hottest of challenges.
Strong demand for bottled water, sports drinks and ready-to-drink coffee helped accelerate total non-alcoholic beverage sales over the Labor Day holiday earlier this month, as sales grew 13% year-over-year during the two-week period ended on September 10, according to a Goldman Sachs Equity Research Report based on NielsenIQ data.
Junea Rocha, the co-founder of pioneering Latin food brand Brazi Bites, explained why her advisory network was critical to the company’s formative years, the pros and cons of appearing on “Shark Tank,” why innovative brands need to scale quickly or risk being left behind and why she describes herself as “the opposite” of entrepreneurs that are great at raising money.
New York-based coconut water brand Once Upon a Coconut splashed into retail through a new partnership with Big Geyser, the brand announced last week.
In this week’s roundup of new products, CLEAN Cause takes inspiration from National Recovery Month, REDCON1 splashes into the energy drink set and Health-Ade gives consumers a glow up with its new kombuchas.
Motto is a sparkling matcha beverage that was originally launched almost a decade ago and was the winner of the New Beverage Showdown 5 in 2013.
Chitra Agrawal, the founder and CEO of Brooklyn Delhi, a brand of Indian-inspired pantry staples crafted for modern kitchens, spoke about why consumer education requires patience, how she leveraged the brand’s strengths to win over Whole Foods and why profitability has always been top of mind. She also explained how she created favorable contracts with co-manufacturers and how an omni-channel sales strategy has benefited the company.
Nutritional sports supplement maker Ladder announced Los Angeles Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner as the latest professional athlete to join the company as a brand ambassador and spokesperson.
Courtside is a new line of sparkling hydration beverages that were designed for daily use rather than to help athletic performance. The product line uses coconut water as its base ingredient (and source of electrolytes) and contains no added sugar.
In this week’s roundup of new products, Alani Nu and Spindrift take inspiration from Halloween and all things fall, while some brand like AVEC hold onto an “eternal summer.”
Venture capital firm PowerPlant Partners announced today the close of its Fund III at $330 million. The fund will focus its investments solely in growth stage companies and consumer-facing brands "that are better for the people and planet."
On the cusp of BevNET and Taste Radio networking meetups in San Diego and Austin, the hosts highlighted the value of industry connections and linking up with experienced professionals, and why showing up is half the battle. They also spoke about a new fund focused on women-led brands, a retailer focused on non-alcoholic cocktails and spirits and new products that caught the hosts’ attention.
Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week's special co-host is Natalie Alibrandi, the founder of Nali Consulting, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.
