DECEMBER 3-5 | MARINA DEL REY, CA
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BevNET Live Agenda
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- 7:30 AM9:00 AM
Breakfast, Presented by Saint James Iced Tea; Registration Open
Location: Promenade Ballroom - Lobby Level
Breakfast, coffee and beverages are served from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM PT and are included with registration. Registration and badge pick up opens for the day at 7:30 AM PT. - 8:00 AM9:30 AM
New Beverage Showdown Semifinal Round
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
The New Beverage Showdown, presented by Coca-Cola North America New Revenue Streams, serves as a platform for beverage entrepreneurs to gain exposure, receive feedback, and secure partnerships or investments. Watch the semi-finalists pitch and vote for your favorite to help them make it into the finals!
Judges include: - 8:15 AM9:30 AM
Sponsored Workshop: Harnessing the Power of the Human Microbiome: Revolutionizing Functional Beverages with Biotics and Biotechnology
Location: Palisades - Lower Level
In this presentation, we explore the innovative and promising role of next generation biotics when added to functional beverages, with a particular emphasis on how biotechnology and advanced science are driving new formats and differentiated health benefits in the beverage industry.
Todd Beckman
Noah Zimmerman
Lilian Mayor
Diane Alexander
- 9:30 AM10:00 AM
Networking Break & Taste Radio Studio
- 10:00 AM3:30 PM
One-to-One Meetings with Albertsons Companies
Location: Outdoor Sinder Lounge - Lobby Level
Prior registration is required and meeting times are sent individually. Please check in at the One-to-One Help Desk before to heading to your meeting room. Meetings will be 10 minutes each and the complete schedule is posted at the Help Desk. - 10:00 AM10:30 AM
Welcome + State of the Market Discussion
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Taking the stage on the cusp of a new year, we break down what just happened and forecast what's to come. Capital availability, consumer decision making, the battle for line time at copackers and the battle in the sales trenches are all on the table as our subject-matter specialists give a comprehensive view of the beverage marketplace.
Sheryl Salazar
- 10:30 AM11:00 AM
The Power of Focus in Brand and Business
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Having a brand foundation means you don't have to pivot and squirm to find your audience. In this presentation, Zevia CEO Amy Taylor will share ways for founders to find that foundation, giving them their unique, ownable position and avoiding overextension. Attendees will learn tactics for simplifying, focusing, and feeding brands through operations and quality sales teams to create repeat purchases, and open the door to growth. - 10:30 AM12:30 PM
Sponsored Workshop: Formulating for Beverage Success; Delivering Taste and Texture
Location: Palisades - Lower Level
Join Ingredion for a hands-on workshop showcasing solutions to beverage formulation challenges. During the workshop, we'll highlight methods to reduce sugar and boost flavor while delivering a desirable drinking experience that contributes to repeat purchases.
Robert Wansor
Jason Wang
- 11:00 AM11:30 AM
Distributors and Brands: Refining the Relationship
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Top KeHE executives will share the ways distributors and brands can work to grow and succeed together. The two executives bring wide-ranging distribution experience, including expertise in the beverage category, to the stage, as well as an understanding that the distributor/supplier relationship is at a fluid point. - 11:30 AM12:00 PM
Humble Growth and the Founder/Investor Partnership
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Two of the co-founders of newly launched fund Humble Growth will sit down with us to discuss their new investment vehicle, and share the wisdom that comes from years of involvement in the emerging food and beverage business. Both men have been successful operators, investors, and board members – as well as highly respected members of the CPG community. - 12:00 PM12:15 PM
Best of Awards + New Beverage Showdown Finalists Announced
- 12:15 PM1:45 PM
Lunch Presented by CELSIUS, Sampling & Taste Radio Studio
Lunch is served in the Bayview Ballroom on the rooftop level and in the outdoor Sinder Lounge. Lunch is included with registration. Sampling continues in the Promenade Ballroom and Taste Radio Studio livestream interviews take place in the Peninsula room on the lower level. - 1:30 PM3:30 PM
Sponsored Workshop: Double Your Beverage Business in 2024
Location: Palisades - Lower Level
Join SPINS for an exciting workshop where they will first discuss how the Beverage category is doing overall, what functional ingredients, sweeteners and health focuses are driving purchase decisions, and more. Following this presentation, workshop participants will participate in three break-out sessions with SPINS, focused on how to double their sales in 2024. - 1:45 PM2:15 PM
Innovation Tactics: Building Revenue through Portfolio Expansion
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Harmless Harvest CEO Ben Mand will give attendees an outline of the decision making process around portfolio expansion, as well as guidelines and tactics that can lead to successful innovation around core products. An innovator and cultural leader, Mand will explain the ways that beverage companies can best time iteration for success when they broaden their product horizons. - 2:15 PM2:40 PM
Retailer Profile: Inside Albertson’s
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
We meet with key decision-makers at Albertson's, the 2nd-largest supermarket chain in the country, to find out how entrepreneurial brands can succeed in their stores, and to understand their outlook for the business going forward.
Kevin Curry
Sean Heryet
- 2:40 PM3:05 PM
Panel: Cannabis Unleashed - Delta 9 Hemp Shifts the Market
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
The move by cannabis beverage brands to embrace hemp-derived Delta-9 THC has upended the retailing and growth practices for this emerging category, taking it out of the dispensary and into a growing number of stores. Our panel digs into the implications of this massive shift in the cannabev retail environment. - 3:05 PM3:30 PM
Pronghorn's Progress: Thoughts on Growing the Next Generation
Location: California Ballroom - Lobby Level
Observations, Insights, and thoughts on a year of investment in and operation of early stage spirits and NA brands from Pronghorn's CEO and Managing Director, longtime beverage entrepreneur Jomaree Pinkard. - 3:30 PM5:30 PM
BevNET Live Happy Hour
Location: Marriott Lobby
The BevNET Live Happy Hour will take place on-site in the Marina del Rey Marriott lobby on Monday night, December 4th, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM PT. BevNET Live registration and a valid ID is required. - 6:00 PM8:00 PM
BevNET Live Official Party, Presented by ForceBrands
Location: Bayview Ballroom - Rooftop
Head to the rooftop ballroom of the Marriott for additional networking! Enjoy the views, try out the 360 degree photo booth, listen to live music and enjoy the great atmosphere. Cycling Frog, DIO Cocktails, High Rise Beverage will also be sampling their latest products.
