58. From Farmers Markets to Walmart with Jane McKay

Sep 12
58. From Farmers Markets to Walmart with Jane McKay

Jane McKay and her co-founder Meg Barnhart founded the Zen of Slow Cooking a line of spice blends made for easy slow cooker meals. What started off as a blog […]

Sep 05
CPG Stack – Haven’s Kitchen

Welcome to another edition of CPG Stack, where we breakdown the tech and business stack of food and beverage companies.  This week I look at Haven’s Kitchen, a line of […]

Sep 05
57. Building a Successful Brand in 2022, with David Howitt

Building a consumer brand in 2022 has fundamentally changed. Brands are looking for more than good taste (although that's still the most important attribute). Consumers are looking for authentic brands […]

Sep 04
Hiring for CPG Brands Roundtable

https://youtu.be/v5D5vDOo5GY As an emerging CPG brand, how do you know who to hire and when to do so? Watch the replay of our roundtable event in partnership with Simera to […]

Aug 29
56. Building a Brand in Public with Parker Olson, Forij

If you've been on Linkedin, I'm sure you've seen Parker Olson's daily posts sharing his journey building Forij. The content is fun, exciting, and raw, as he showcases the highs […]

Aug 28
Relationship-Based Automated E-mail Flows

If you’re like most other e-commerce brands, you’ve seen a slowdown in sales over the past few months. It’s a combination of a bunch of things happening that are out […]

Aug 26
55. Working Capital and Cashflow for CPG Brands, Finance Mini Series

This is episode 3 in our 3 part Finance Mini-Series for CPG Brands with Alice Zhang, founder of myPocketCFO.  Today we’re discussing working capital and cashflow for CPG brands including: […]

Aug 25
5 Top Beverage Brands So Far in 2022

How are beverages performing this year? We took a look at the 5 top-selling beverage brands by revenue according to sales on Snackmagic. Here are the top 5 brands: #1 […]

Aug 24
54. Common CPG Accounting Mistakes, Finance Mini Series

This is episode 2 in our 3 part Finance Mini-Series for CPG Brands with Alice Zhang, founder of myPocketCFO.  Today we’re discussing common CPG accounting mistakes including: Incorrectly adding inventory […]

Aug 23
CPG Stack – Good Food Brands

Every week someone asks me, what are you using for ________? There are so many options for partners out there that it’s hard to know who to choose from and […]