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A Two-Day Event to Drive Your Food and Beverage Business Forward

June 22 and 23 will find attendees at BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live on our exclusive event platform. We’re so close to being together again -- let’s join for original, inspiring, high-impact content that can help make your businesses stronger as we all prepare for a second half of the year that promises excitement. Food and Beverage companies and founders have evolved significantly since the spring of 2020; let’s learn how to harness that evolution as we re-enter the wider world.

Gathering within a unique virtual event environment, BevNET and NOSH’s Virtually Live will welcome attendees to an event filled with refreshing opportunities to interact, learn, and partner with colleagues who are both familiar and new.

Attendees will have the chance to hear from top flight main-stage speakers and also to settle into topical small group discussions curated by the BevNET and NOSH teams.

Virtually Live 2021 Speakers

  • Kaumil Gajrawala, Managing Director, Credit Suisse - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Kaumil Gajrawala

    Managing Director, Credit Suisse

    Kaumil Gajrawala, Managing Director, Credit Suisse - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Kaumil Gajrawala

    Managing Director, Credit Suisse

    Kaumil Gajrawala is a Managing Director covering the Beverage, Household & Personal Care and Wellness sectors for Credit Suisse. Kaumil is the first sell-side analyst to analyze Wellness companies (including Fitness, Outdoor Recreation, Healthy Food and Beverage) as a stand-alone vertical. He brings 22 years of analytical experience to this role both on the buy-side and sell-side, with 18 years focused on the consumer sector. Most recently, Kaumil covered global consumer products at Manikay Partners, an investment firm. Prior to Manikay, he was a top-3 ranked Beverage analyst at UBS, according to Institutional Investor. Kaumil holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Rutgers University and currently resides in New Jersey.

  • Monica McGurk, Chief Growth Officer, Kellogg Company - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Monica McGurk

    Chief Growth Officer, Kellogg Company

  • Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Todd Carmichael

    CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe

    Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Todd Carmichael

    CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe

    Todd Carmichael is the co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee, a premier coffee roaster and retailer. Carmichael has lived and breathed coffee for over three decades. By pressing the limits of taste, service, and most notably, coffee sourcing – visiting the world’s developing countries to responsibly gather the planet’s best coffee – Todd has converted the nation’s culinary elite into La Colombe drinkers. Along the way, he has made his company the country’s leading coffee roaster while managing it philanthropically. Fueled by Todd’s passion to push the U.S. coffee scene forward, La Colombe sits at the forefront of the ethical trade movement and regularly dabbles in new terrain, inventing ground-breaking new brewing devices and beverages, such as the first ever Draft Latte. He is also the host of two Travel Channel series, “Dangerous Grounds” and “Uncommon Grounds.”

  • Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Ibraheem Basir

    Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins

    Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Ibraheem Basir

    Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins

    Ibraheem Basir is the founder and CEO of A Dozen Cousins, a natural food brand that makes convenient side dishes based on traditional Creole, Carribean and Latin American recipes. The brand is inspired by his childhood growing up in the culinary melting pot of Brooklyn and is named after his daughter and her 11 cousins. Prior to launching A Dozen Cousins, Ibraheem obtained his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and served as a Marketing Manager on a number of iconic food brands including Larabar and Annie's Organic.

  • Courtney Merfeld, Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Courtney Merfeld

    Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market

    Courtney Merfeld, Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Courtney Merfeld

    Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market

    With more than a decade of experience in Marketing, Courtney Merfeld has spent the past five years building the Business Development and Partnerships team at Thrive Market, specifically focusing on influencer marketing to drive efficient growth at scale. Today, the Thrive Market influencer network is composed of thousands of health and wellness content creators sharing the Thrive Market mission - to make healthy living easy and affordable for all- across their social and digital platforms. Prior to Thrive Market, Merfeld was a sports + entertainment publicist and event marketer at Crimson Marketing and Public Relations in Los Angeles. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2008 with a BA in Communications.

  • Nigel Hughes, SVP of Global Innovation and Research and Development, Kellogg Company - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Nigel Hughes

    SVP of Global Innovation and Research and Development, Kellogg Company

  • Monisha Dabek, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Monisha Dabek

    Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray

    Monisha Dabek, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Monisha Dabek

    Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray

    Monisha Dabek, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, is an accomplished executive?and leader in the management consulting, sales, brand marketing,?innovation?and strategy arenas. Monisha leads Ocean Spray’s Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Consumer?Insights?and Public Relations?in the U.S. region, with oversight and management of the profit and loss (P&L) for these critical areas.? Monisha came to Ocean Spray from Danone, where she most recently created and led the Enterprise Strategy & Innovation team. Her prior roles?with Danone?were centered in the brand marketing organization, spanning leadership positions in Plant Based?Food & Beverage (Silk,?SoDelicious), RTD Coffee (International Delight & Stok), and other portfolio brands. In addition to her time with Danone, she has worked for a variety of?well-known industry leaders, including Accenture, PepsiCo, and WhiteWave Foods.? Throughout her career, Monisha has led cross functional teams, managed P&L’s, and driven successful communications and innovation efforts for new brand launches and restages. She?also has developed?extensive sales expertise?through her?customer facing and HQ?leadership?roles, as well as experience across?DSD & Warehouse, and?multi-temperature?supply chain networks.

  • David Lester, Co-Founder, Olipop - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    David Lester

    Co-Founder, Olipop

    David Lester, Co-Founder, Olipop - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    David Lester

    Co-Founder, Olipop

    David Lester is the Co-Founder of OLIPOP, working alongside business partner Ben Goodwin to develop the first clinically-backed consumer beverage combining the flavors of classic soda with ingredients scientifically proven to support digestive health. David brings to OLIPOP nearly two decades of experience in the beverage industry--having started his career at Diageo, the world’s largest global spirits manufacturer. Following a decade with Diageo and assignments in Sydney, Australia, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, David left the drinks giant and headed to Northern California to pursue an entrepreneurial career. In 2013, David collaborated with Ben (his current business partner and OLIPOP co-founder) to launch Obi Probiotic Soda, a line of water kefir-based sodas. Following the sale of this business, David and Ben took the learnings they’d gained and embarked on their second venture together: OLIPOP. Born and raised in England, David graduated from the University of Nottingham and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and two children. Since launching OLIPOP in 2018, David has led marketing and sales strategy--growing OLIPOP’s retail footprint to nearly 5,000 points of sale nationwide including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Safeway, Wegmans, and Kroger. David has also led the charge on OLIPOP’s e-commerce strategy, which has grown from zero to nearly half the revenue mix since the onset of COVID-19.

  • Shannon Race, Director of Brand Awareness and Engagement, CAVU Venture Partners - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Shannon Race

    Director of Brand Awareness and Engagement, CAVU Venture Partners

  • Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Jeff Klineman

    Editor in Chief, BevNET

  • Erin Cabrey, Reporter, NOSH.com - BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021

    Erin Cabrey

    Reporter, NOSH.com

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Virtually Live Summer 2021 Agenda

Please note: All times US Eastern Time

  • 3:00 PM
    -
    3:05 PM
    Welcome Remarks
    • Jeff Klineman
      , Editor in Chief, BevNET
    • Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET

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  • 3:06 PM
    -
    3:34 PM
    Innovation and Revenue Together
    Monisha Dabek, the new Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager, USA, of Ocean Spray, has helped grow and scale innovation at WhiteWave, Danone, and PepsiCo. She discusses the way brands can stay focused and communicate as unplanned attention lifts their fortunes, and zeroes in on the best ways for entrepreneurs to capitalize on their own innovations, from scaling them to helping teams avoid paralysis as they grow.
    • Monisha Dabek
      , Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray
      Monisha Dabek, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray -

      Monisha Dabek

      Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray

      Monisha Dabek, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, is an accomplished executive?and leader in the management consulting, sales, brand marketing,?innovation?and strategy arenas. Monisha leads Ocean Spray’s Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Consumer?Insights?and Public Relations?in the U.S. region, with oversight and management of the profit and loss (P&L) for these critical areas.? Monisha came to Ocean Spray from Danone, where she most recently created and led the Enterprise Strategy & Innovation team. Her prior roles?with Danone?were centered in the brand marketing organization, spanning leadership positions in Plant Based?Food & Beverage (Silk,?SoDelicious), RTD Coffee (International Delight & Stok), and other portfolio brands. In addition to her time with Danone, she has worked for a variety of?well-known industry leaders, including Accenture, PepsiCo, and WhiteWave Foods.? Throughout her career, Monisha has led cross functional teams, managed P&L’s, and driven successful communications and innovation efforts for new brand launches and restages. She?also has developed?extensive sales expertise?through her?customer facing and HQ?leadership?roles, as well as experience across?DSD & Warehouse, and?multi-temperature?supply chain networks.

    • Monisha Dabek, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray

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  • 3:35 PM
    -
    4:10 PM
    Forget Food and Beverage: Your Brand is Wellness
    Kaumil Gajrawala, Managing Director at Credit Suisse, joins us to discuss the massive upscaling of the Wellness economy and the opportunities it presents for founders, investors, retailers, and consumers. Taking a look at the interconnectedness of Wellness companies — and their development as an emerging force — Gajrawala, a longtime authority on CPG companies, will share insights about the ways that both public and private Wellness companies can continue to exert outsized market influence.
    • Kaumil Gajrawala
      , Managing Director, Credit Suisse
      Kaumil Gajrawala, Managing Director, Credit Suisse -

      Kaumil Gajrawala

      Managing Director, Credit Suisse

      Kaumil Gajrawala is a Managing Director covering the Beverage, Household & Personal Care and Wellness sectors for Credit Suisse. Kaumil is the first sell-side analyst to analyze Wellness companies (including Fitness, Outdoor Recreation, Healthy Food and Beverage) as a stand-alone vertical. He brings 22 years of analytical experience to this role both on the buy-side and sell-side, with 18 years focused on the consumer sector. Most recently, Kaumil covered global consumer products at Manikay Partners, an investment firm. Prior to Manikay, he was a top-3 ranked Beverage analyst at UBS, according to Institutional Investor. Kaumil holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Rutgers University and currently resides in New Jersey.

    • Kaumil Gajrawala, Managing Director, Credit Suisse

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  • 4:11 PM
    -
    4:45 PM
    Back to the Bricks: These CPGs Coped with COVID, But What’s Next?
    A pair of entrepreneurs whose sales thrived online during the COVID-19 pandemic will share their plans for getting ready to pound the pavement once again. After firing up both direct-to-consumer and online retailer platforms over the past 15 months, what are some of the major concerns for growing brands like Olipop and A Dozen Cousins as stores re-open and channel strategy becomes a more important part of the sales mix? 
    • Ibraheem Basir
      , Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins
      Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins -

      Ibraheem Basir

      Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins

      Ibraheem Basir is the founder and CEO of A Dozen Cousins, a natural food brand that makes convenient side dishes based on traditional Creole, Carribean and Latin American recipes. The brand is inspired by his childhood growing up in the culinary melting pot of Brooklyn and is named after his daughter and her 11 cousins. Prior to launching A Dozen Cousins, Ibraheem obtained his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and served as a Marketing Manager on a number of iconic food brands including Larabar and Annie's Organic.

    • David Lester
      , Co-Founder, Olipop
      David Lester, Co-Founder, Olipop -

      David Lester

      Co-Founder, Olipop

      David Lester is the Co-Founder of OLIPOP, working alongside business partner Ben Goodwin to develop the first clinically-backed consumer beverage combining the flavors of classic soda with ingredients scientifically proven to support digestive health. David brings to OLIPOP nearly two decades of experience in the beverage industry--having started his career at Diageo, the world’s largest global spirits manufacturer. Following a decade with Diageo and assignments in Sydney, Australia, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, David left the drinks giant and headed to Northern California to pursue an entrepreneurial career. In 2013, David collaborated with Ben (his current business partner and OLIPOP co-founder) to launch Obi Probiotic Soda, a line of water kefir-based sodas. Following the sale of this business, David and Ben took the learnings they’d gained and embarked on their second venture together: OLIPOP. Born and raised in England, David graduated from the University of Nottingham and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and two children. Since launching OLIPOP in 2018, David has led marketing and sales strategy--growing OLIPOP’s retail footprint to nearly 5,000 points of sale nationwide including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Safeway, Wegmans, and Kroger. David has also led the charge on OLIPOP’s e-commerce strategy, which has grown from zero to nearly half the revenue mix since the onset of COVID-19.

    • Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins
    • David Lester, Co-Founder, Olipop

    Watch Video

  • 4:30 PM
    -
    5:15 PM
    Round Table Q&A
    • Ibraheem Basir
      , Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins
      Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins -

      Ibraheem Basir

      Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins

      Ibraheem Basir is the founder and CEO of A Dozen Cousins, a natural food brand that makes convenient side dishes based on traditional Creole, Carribean and Latin American recipes. The brand is inspired by his childhood growing up in the culinary melting pot of Brooklyn and is named after his daughter and her 11 cousins. Prior to launching A Dozen Cousins, Ibraheem obtained his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and served as a Marketing Manager on a number of iconic food brands including Larabar and Annie's Organic.

    • David Lester
      , Co-Founder, Olipop
      David Lester, Co-Founder, Olipop -

      David Lester

      Co-Founder, Olipop

      David Lester is the Co-Founder of OLIPOP, working alongside business partner Ben Goodwin to develop the first clinically-backed consumer beverage combining the flavors of classic soda with ingredients scientifically proven to support digestive health. David brings to OLIPOP nearly two decades of experience in the beverage industry--having started his career at Diageo, the world’s largest global spirits manufacturer. Following a decade with Diageo and assignments in Sydney, Australia, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, David left the drinks giant and headed to Northern California to pursue an entrepreneurial career. In 2013, David collaborated with Ben (his current business partner and OLIPOP co-founder) to launch Obi Probiotic Soda, a line of water kefir-based sodas. Following the sale of this business, David and Ben took the learnings they’d gained and embarked on their second venture together: OLIPOP. Born and raised in England, David graduated from the University of Nottingham and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and two children. Since launching OLIPOP in 2018, David has led marketing and sales strategy--growing OLIPOP’s retail footprint to nearly 5,000 points of sale nationwide including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Safeway, Wegmans, and Kroger. David has also led the charge on OLIPOP’s e-commerce strategy, which has grown from zero to nearly half the revenue mix since the onset of COVID-19.

    • Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO, A Dozen Cousins
    • David Lester, Co-Founder, Olipop
  • Enzymatic Solutions for Plant-Based Beverages

    Sponsored video content from Amano Enzyme.

    Amano Enzyme presents novel and unique enzymatic solutions for plant-based beverages. Learn how enzymes can solve challenges the food and beverage industry is facing today, and how Amano can help you better serve your customers with our specialty enzymes. The presentation covers Amano Enzyme’s Protein Glutaminase 500 (PG500), a novel enzyme that can be used in a wide range of food and beverage applications with ease.  

    The applications range from improving the mouth feel of plant proteins in solution, to eliminating the curdling observed from milk being added to coffee, and even widening the possible range of flavors for beverages!


Please note: All times US Eastern Time

  • 3:00 PM
    -
    3:05 PM
    Welcome Remarks
    • Jeff Klineman
      , Editor in Chief, BevNET
    • Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET

    Watch Video

  • 3:06 PM
    -
    3:39 PM
    Micro Influencers for Macro Returns: Leveraging Emerging Social Channels
    With so much focus on influencers these days, this panel addresses the best ways to exploit emerging social media channels. We’ll be speaking with a pair of top experts, Courtney Merfeld, the Senior Director of Business Development & Partnerships at Thrive Market, and Shannon Race, the Director of Brand Awareness and Engagement at CAVU Venture Partners.
    • Courtney Merfeld
      , Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market
      Courtney Merfeld, Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market -

      Courtney Merfeld

      Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market

      With more than a decade of experience in Marketing, Courtney Merfeld has spent the past five years building the Business Development and Partnerships team at Thrive Market, specifically focusing on influencer marketing to drive efficient growth at scale. Today, the Thrive Market influencer network is composed of thousands of health and wellness content creators sharing the Thrive Market mission - to make healthy living easy and affordable for all- across their social and digital platforms. Prior to Thrive Market, Merfeld was a sports + entertainment publicist and event marketer at Crimson Marketing and Public Relations in Los Angeles. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2008 with a BA in Communications.

    • Shannon Race
      , Director of Brand Awareness and Engagement, CAVU Venture Partners
    • Courtney Merfeld, Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market
    • Shannon Race, Director of Brand Awareness and Engagement, CAVU Venture Partners

    Watch Video

  • 3:40 PM
    -
    4:15 PM
    Retain and Rebalance: How to Keep a Changed Consumer in a Changed Market
    Monica McGurk, Chief Growth Officer at Kellogg Company, and Nigel Hughes, SVP of Global Innovation and Research and Development at Kellogg Company, offer entrepreneurs a road map to retaining the consumers and customers they have cultivated amidst the changing shopping patterns brought about by the global pandemic, as well as discuss the role of innovation and investment in the company’s future. The discussion will help brands assess their place within the re-opening of a variety of retail channels while balancing the gains they have made during lockdown.
    • Monica McGurk
      , Chief Growth Officer, Kellogg Company
    • Nigel Hughes
      , SVP of Global Innovation and Research and Development, Kellogg Company
    • Monica McGurk, Chief Growth Officer, Kellogg Company
    • Nigel Hughes, SVP of Global Innovation and Research and Development, Kellogg Company

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  • 4:16 PM
    -
    4:45 PM
    Narrative Focus: The Entrepreneur’s Evolution as a Story
    Todd Carmichael, the founder of La Colombe, discusses the ways that founders evolve with their organizations and vision. A terrific raconteur and accomplished entrepreneur, Carmichael is supplying views on how entrepreneurs can be the authors of their own stories, and how the past year in lockdown helped him to take inventory of his own narrative.
    • Todd Carmichael
      , CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe
      Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe -

      Todd Carmichael

      CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe

      Todd Carmichael is the co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee, a premier coffee roaster and retailer. Carmichael has lived and breathed coffee for over three decades. By pressing the limits of taste, service, and most notably, coffee sourcing – visiting the world’s developing countries to responsibly gather the planet’s best coffee – Todd has converted the nation’s culinary elite into La Colombe drinkers. Along the way, he has made his company the country’s leading coffee roaster while managing it philanthropically. Fueled by Todd’s passion to push the U.S. coffee scene forward, La Colombe sits at the forefront of the ethical trade movement and regularly dabbles in new terrain, inventing ground-breaking new brewing devices and beverages, such as the first ever Draft Latte. He is also the host of two Travel Channel series, “Dangerous Grounds” and “Uncommon Grounds.”

    • Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe

    Watch Video

  • 4:30 PM
    -
    5:15 PM
    Round Table Q&A
    • Todd Carmichael
      , CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe
      Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe -

      Todd Carmichael

      CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe

      Todd Carmichael is the co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee, a premier coffee roaster and retailer. Carmichael has lived and breathed coffee for over three decades. By pressing the limits of taste, service, and most notably, coffee sourcing – visiting the world’s developing countries to responsibly gather the planet’s best coffee – Todd has converted the nation’s culinary elite into La Colombe drinkers. Along the way, he has made his company the country’s leading coffee roaster while managing it philanthropically. Fueled by Todd’s passion to push the U.S. coffee scene forward, La Colombe sits at the forefront of the ethical trade movement and regularly dabbles in new terrain, inventing ground-breaking new brewing devices and beverages, such as the first ever Draft Latte. He is also the host of two Travel Channel series, “Dangerous Grounds” and “Uncommon Grounds.”

    • Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe
  • Enzymatic Solutions for Plant-Based Beverages

    Sponsored video content from Amano Enzyme.

    Amano Enzyme presents novel and unique enzymatic solutions for plant-based beverages. Learn how enzymes can solve challenges the food and beverage industry is facing today, and how Amano can help you better serve your customers with our specialty enzymes. The presentation covers Amano Enzyme’s Protein Glutaminase 500 (PG500), a novel enzyme that can be used in a wide range of food and beverage applications with ease.  

    The applications range from improving the mouth feel of plant proteins in solution, to eliminating the curdling observed from milk being added to coffee, and even widening the possible range of flavors for beverages!


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