CPG Week: Cracking Into Vita Coco’s Success, Food Industry Layoffs Mount
In this episode, the podcast explores Vita Coco’s continued success, mass layoffs plaguing the food and beverage industry and Whole Foods 2027 trend predictions.
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CPG Week: Poppi Founders ‘Jet’ To Next Act, Packaged Food’s Big Payday
This week, the podcast discusses Poppi co-founders' new Jetty brand, several funding rounds and the state of the hemp industry.
CPG Week: NACS News & Clio Gets New Owners
This week, the podcast goes through an M&A deal for Greek yogurt bar brand Clio and all the big news from the NACS trade show last week.
CPG Week: Recess Staffs Up & Inflation Keeps Pressure On Grocery
On this episode, the team covers new Recess appointments, inflation's impact on grocery and rumors of a popular oil brand seeking a buyer.
CPG Week: Sol-ti’s $30M Marks Win For Shots & Another Chef-Driven Meal Kit
This week, the podcast takes the temperature of the shot category, celebrity chefs impact on meal kits and C4's beer-flavored energy drink.
CPG Week: Beyond Enters The Phytosphere And Whey’s Capacity Woes
This week, the podcast covers Beyond’s expansion into new protein formats, a whey supply shortage, Battle Bars’ rebrand, and a legal dispute between Big Food and Big Sugar.
CPG Week Podcast: Goodles’ Great Deal And Rahal’s Big Week
This week, the podcast tackles M&A deals from Goodles’ and Barilla to Keurig Dr Pepper and Chobani with additional insights on Nestlé’s divestments and Peter Rahal’s Medici Brands.
Taste Radio: Replay: After The Caulipower Sale, Gail Becker’s Words Hit Differently
Caulipower’s sale to Urban Farmer in November 2025 marked the latest chapter in one of the most remarkable founder stories in modern CPG. When founder Gail Becker joined Taste Radio eight months earlier, she spoke candidly about the motivations behind the pioneering brand. With the benefit of hindsight — and knowing where her journey ultimately led — Gail’s perspective on success feels especially resonant.
Taste Radio: Why The Next Big Thing—In Booze Or Beyond—Is Often Borrowed
CPG's next big ideas often emerge in unexpected places. In this episode, we explore what founders across food and beverage can learn from the rapid rise of hard sodas and hard sports drinks, as alcohol brands borrow from health, wellness and functionality to connect with younger consumers.
Taste Radio: How Curious Elixirs Built An Eight-Figure Brand Without Outside Investors
He built an eight-figure brand without raising a single dollar of outside capital. In this episode, Curious Elixirs founder and CEO J.W. Wiseman explains exactly how he did it. He shares how a direct-to-consumer strategy fueled profitable growth from day one, why relentless product refinement has always taken priority over rapid expansion, and the lessons that have helped the brand thrive on its own terms.
Taste Radio: AI Is Changing How Brands Are Built. It Can’t Build Yours.
AI is rewriting the rules of product discovery, and brands that aren't optimized for algorithms risk becoming invisible. The Taste Radio team explores how AI is reshaping retail and marketing, unpacks a proposed class action lawsuit over protein labeling claims, and explains why early-stage founders should build with mainstream consumers – not just niche audiences – in mind.
Taste Radio: Flops Or Future Hits? Rethinking Failed CPG Products.
Were they flops – or just ahead of their time? In this episode, the hosts dig into one of the food and beverage industry’s most intriguing debates: whether discontinued products failed because they were poorly conceived, or because the market simply wasn’t ready. They also debate whether returning some Reese's products to classic chocolate recipes could spark a ripple effect across the category.
Taste Radio: Not Preaching, Just Better. A New Pitch For Moderation & Wellness.
What if the future of wellness marketing is simply… not trying so hard? In this episode, the hosts explore how mission-driven CPG brands are moving beyond preachy messaging and embracing a new era of modern moderation. We also feature interviews with the founders of moringa-infused brand Orange Toucan and Woon, a modern pantry brand inspired by a family’s beloved Chinese restaurants.
Taste Radio: Big Wins, Big Names & Big Inspiration. The L.A. Events Delivered.
The hosts recap a whirlwind week of back-to-back events in L.A., celebrating standout competitions, emerging brands, and generous mentorship from seasoned founders at Nosh Live and BevNET Live. From Projo’s big win in the New Beverage Showdown to celebrity cameos by Ryan Phillippe and Khloé Kardashian, the energy never let up.