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Actionable Insights for Food & Beverage Businesses Looking to Innovate

 

The Supercharge virtual event will provide a concise but impactful look at innovation strategies for food and beverage brands. The one-day virtual event will take place on Tuesday, October 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

Supercharge events are designed to provide actionable takeaways for CPG entrepreneurs, along with the opportunity to ask questions and network with speakers, experts, and other food and beverage pros. During the event you’ll be able to immerse yourself in the conversations, led by BevNET Editor-in-Chief Jeff Klineman and topic experts, and then jump into a live meeting to follow up with your questions. After a few hours you can walk away with a new outlook and partnerships for your business.

We’ll be releasing our hand-picked packet of sessions on innovation strategies shortly; speakers and panelists are on their way.

Registration is included for BevNET & NOSH Insiders. For non-Insiders, you can purchase a subscription for $49 per month or an event-only ticket for $275.

 

Please note: All times US Eastern Time

  • 3:05 PM
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    3:35 PM
    Welcome Remarks + Targeting Whitespace: Innovation Trends
    • Joan Driggs
      , VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI
      Joan Driggs, VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI -

      Joan Driggs

      VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI

      Joan attributes curiosity as key to her 30-plus year career as a results-driven market researcher, CPG trade journalist and thought leader. Her goal has always been to empower CPGs, retailers and industry suppliers with information needed to make smart decisions that support shoppers and consumers. Her motto: Make the shopper the hero. Joan’s thought leadership work regularly serves as a foundation from which IRI teams develop innovative, holistic solutions for clients, and is regularly showcased during top-to-top client meetings, industry conferences and webinars, media, academic and custom studies. Joan has shared her expertise by leading dialogues on timely and compelling CPG issues. She hosts the IRI Growth Insights podcast (download today!) and is frequently quoted in leading industry media. She supports industry organizations such as Network of Executive Women; and she’s on the Executive Board of Western Michigan University’s Food Marketing Conference as well as Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Chicago Chapter.

    • Jeff Klineman
      , Editor in Chief, BevNET
    • Joan Driggs, VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI
    • Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET

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  • 3:40 PM
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    4:10 PM
    Deploying Innovation: Targeting, Timing, and Refining
    • Poorvi Patodia
      , CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks
      Poorvi Patodia, CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks -

      Poorvi Patodia

      CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks

      Poorvi Patodia launched Biena Snacks with a mission to reinvent the snack aisle with the best of plant-based nutrition. The brand's category-leading Roasted Chickpeas and fan-favorite Chickpea Puffs have secured dozens of “best snack awards” and are consistently featured as a top, healthy snack-hack to help Americans reach their health goals. Biena has national distribution in over 15,000 retail locations and has been named to Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Companies multiple times. Poorvi herself has been recognized as an emerging business leader, being featured as a "Rising Star" CEO among the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies, and one of Food Navigator USA’s “Entrepreneurs to Watch". She regularly speaks at industry conferences and events, including NOSH Live and Natural Products Expo West, offering guidance to help grow more successful businesses.

    • Jeff Klineman
      , Editor in Chief, BevNET
    • Poorvi Patodia, CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks
    • Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET

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  • 4:15 PM
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    4:45 PM
    Innovation Q&A: Open Forum
    • Joan Driggs
      , VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI
      Joan Driggs, VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI -

      Joan Driggs

      VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI

      Joan attributes curiosity as key to her 30-plus year career as a results-driven market researcher, CPG trade journalist and thought leader. Her goal has always been to empower CPGs, retailers and industry suppliers with information needed to make smart decisions that support shoppers and consumers. Her motto: Make the shopper the hero. Joan’s thought leadership work regularly serves as a foundation from which IRI teams develop innovative, holistic solutions for clients, and is regularly showcased during top-to-top client meetings, industry conferences and webinars, media, academic and custom studies. Joan has shared her expertise by leading dialogues on timely and compelling CPG issues. She hosts the IRI Growth Insights podcast (download today!) and is frequently quoted in leading industry media. She supports industry organizations such as Network of Executive Women; and she’s on the Executive Board of Western Michigan University’s Food Marketing Conference as well as Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Chicago Chapter.

    • Poorvi Patodia
      , CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks
      Poorvi Patodia, CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks -

      Poorvi Patodia

      CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks

      Poorvi Patodia launched Biena Snacks with a mission to reinvent the snack aisle with the best of plant-based nutrition. The brand's category-leading Roasted Chickpeas and fan-favorite Chickpea Puffs have secured dozens of “best snack awards” and are consistently featured as a top, healthy snack-hack to help Americans reach their health goals. Biena has national distribution in over 15,000 retail locations and has been named to Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Companies multiple times. Poorvi herself has been recognized as an emerging business leader, being featured as a "Rising Star" CEO among the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies, and one of Food Navigator USA’s “Entrepreneurs to Watch". She regularly speaks at industry conferences and events, including NOSH Live and Natural Products Expo West, offering guidance to help grow more successful businesses.

    • Jeff Klineman
      , Editor in Chief, BevNET
    • Joan Driggs, VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI
    • Poorvi Patodia, CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks
    • Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET

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Supercharge: Innovation Speakers

  • Joan Driggs, VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI - Supercharge: Innovation

    Joan Driggs

    VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI

    Joan Driggs, VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI - Supercharge: Innovation

    Joan Driggs

    VP of Content and Thought Leadership, IRI

    Joan attributes curiosity as key to her 30-plus year career as a results-driven market researcher, CPG trade journalist and thought leader. Her goal has always been to empower CPGs, retailers and industry suppliers with information needed to make smart decisions that support shoppers and consumers. Her motto: Make the shopper the hero. Joan’s thought leadership work regularly serves as a foundation from which IRI teams develop innovative, holistic solutions for clients, and is regularly showcased during top-to-top client meetings, industry conferences and webinars, media, academic and custom studies. Joan has shared her expertise by leading dialogues on timely and compelling CPG issues. She hosts the IRI Growth Insights podcast (download today!) and is frequently quoted in leading industry media. She supports industry organizations such as Network of Executive Women; and she’s on the Executive Board of Western Michigan University’s Food Marketing Conference as well as Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Chicago Chapter.

  • Poorvi Patodia, CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks - Supercharge: Innovation

    Poorvi Patodia

    CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks

    Poorvi Patodia, CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks - Supercharge: Innovation

    Poorvi Patodia

    CEO & Founder, Biena Snacks

    Poorvi Patodia launched Biena Snacks with a mission to reinvent the snack aisle with the best of plant-based nutrition. The brand's category-leading Roasted Chickpeas and fan-favorite Chickpea Puffs have secured dozens of “best snack awards” and are consistently featured as a top, healthy snack-hack to help Americans reach their health goals. Biena has national distribution in over 15,000 retail locations and has been named to Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Companies multiple times. Poorvi herself has been recognized as an emerging business leader, being featured as a "Rising Star" CEO among the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies, and one of Food Navigator USA’s “Entrepreneurs to Watch". She regularly speaks at industry conferences and events, including NOSH Live and Natural Products Expo West, offering guidance to help grow more successful businesses.

  • Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET - Supercharge: Innovation

    Jeff Klineman

    Editor in Chief, BevNET

Past Supercharge Speakers: Experts in their Field

  • Krishna Kaliannan, Founder & CEO, Catalina Crunch - Supercharge: Innovation

    Krishna Kaliannan

    Founder & CEO, Catalina Crunch

    Krishna Kaliannan, Founder & CEO, Catalina Crunch - Supercharge: Innovation

    Krishna Kaliannan

    Founder & CEO, Catalina Crunch

    Krishna Kaliannan is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the better-for-you-foods brand Catalina Crunch. While his background is in business and engineering, Krishna has always had a passion for nutrition. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and epilepsy and looked to the ketogenic diet to help with seizures and overall lifestyle management. Catalina Crunch was born out of his desire to make a keto-friendly breakfast cereal that didn't sacrifice nutrition and overall tasted delicious and crunchy without sugar loads. Since the company debuted with one flavor of Catalina Crunch cereal two years ago, it expanded its line to now seven cereal flavors, a keto-friendly smoothie as well as zero sugar, keto-friendly cookie lines.

  • Dean  Eberhardt, CEO, HopLark Hop Tea - Supercharge: Innovation

    Dean Eberhardt

    CEO, HopLark Hop Tea

  • Miyoko Schinner, Founder and CEO, Miyoko’s Creamery - Supercharge: Innovation

    Miyoko Schinner

    Founder and CEO, Miyoko’s Creamery

    Miyoko Schinner, Founder and CEO, Miyoko’s Creamery - Supercharge: Innovation

    Miyoko Schinner

    Founder and CEO, Miyoko’s Creamery

    Miyoko Schinner is founder and CEO of Miyoko’s Creamery, the leading organic plant dairy creamery that’s reinventing the dairy industry. An epicurean activist and leading voice in the future of food, Schinner is known as “the Tesla of the natural foods industry”. Guided by her principles of compassion and justice for all living beings, Schinner pioneered the plant-based dairy revolution by leveraging her vast experience as a chef, former restaurateur, best-selling cookbook author, and a founding board member of the Plant Based Foods Association. An animal rights advocate, Schinner co-founded Rancho Compasión, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in California that provides home to over 70 rescued farm animals.

  • Tony Bass, VP of Sales, King Arthur Baking Co. - Supercharge: Innovation

    Tony Bass

    VP of Sales, King Arthur Baking Co.

  • Zachary DeAngelo, CEO, Rodeo CPG  - Supercharge: Innovation

    Zachary DeAngelo

    CEO, Rodeo CPG

    Zachary DeAngelo, CEO, Rodeo CPG  - Supercharge: Innovation

    Zachary DeAngelo

    CEO, Rodeo CPG

    Zach DeAngelo is the founder of RodeoCPG, an operations focused advisory firm that helps early stage consumer companies grow faster and bigger. Zach has served in a variety of leadership roles in the consumer packaged good industry, including head of sales at I and Love and You and COO at Little Duck Organics. The common dominator among all his roles has been his passion for boundary-pushing brands that innately connect with consumers through product innovation, bold packaging, and creative marketing. Zach holds a BS in Business from the University of Richmond and an MBA with honors from Babson College.

  • Andy Judd, CMO, Yasso, Inc. - Supercharge: Innovation

    Andy Judd

    CMO, Yasso, Inc.

    Andy Judd, CMO, Yasso, Inc. - Supercharge: Innovation

    Andy Judd

    CMO, Yasso, Inc.

    Andy Judd currently serves as CMO to Yasso, Inc. Located in Boulder, CO, Yasso makes ridiculously creamy frozen Greek yogurt bars and is one of the fastest growing better-for-you frozen novelty brands. Prior to Yasso, Andy served as the CMO at ONE Brands, which is one of the fastest growing protein bars in the US where he lead the transformation of the brand and stepped changed e-commerce capabilities that helped lead to the acquisition by the Hershey Company in 2019 for $397MM. He has served as VP Marketing for the Boulder Brands leading all marketing functions of a high growing portfolio of plant-based and gluten free brands and led the So Delicious brand at WhiteWave, where he also spent time transforming the organic and non- dairy yogurt business into one of the fastest growing yogurt companies in the US. Prior to joining WhiteWave, he served as Category Director for ice cream, iced coffee, blended beverages and value added milk portfolio at Saputo Dairy Foods and Dean Foods. Andy started his post MBA career at Campbell’s Soup Company where during his seven-year tenure at Campbell’s, he led marketing of the Campbell’s iconic R&W condensed soup brand, Campbell’s kids portfolio, the development of Hispanic marketing, and the acquisition of Wolfgang Puck Soups and Sauces.

  • Deb Holt, CMO, Real Food From the Ground Up - Supercharge: Innovation

    Deb Holt

    CMO, Real Food From the Ground Up

  • Mari Lee, VP of Beverage Marketing, Nutrabolt - Supercharge: Innovation

    Mari Lee

    VP of Beverage Marketing, Nutrabolt

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