CPG Vibes

Welcome to the first edition of our newest segment: The Spotlight Series. We highlight a commendable brand, investor, individual, or in this case: Distributor. Hi Touch Libations has been distributing emerging, natural brands for over 10 years in Southern CA. They have brought brands to market such as Suja, Poppi, Vive

We are PUMPED for this episode, featuring 4 founders with emerging brands breaking into the CPG scene in natural stores, independents, and eventually conventional grocery stores. These founders will discuss the story of how they got the idea and kickstarted their business, and all the challenges that happened along the

After a highly watched and successful Buyer Series last week, we are back to our classic format of Alex and Wade chatting it out about CPG. A big part of our show is sharing perspectives both from the brand side, the buying side, and also the broker side. Alex ran a CPG brand for over 10 years and on this episode, he w

We are back for our second edition of the buyer series and this week we are excited to bring on very knowledgeable and community driven buyers from all different areas of the country. In no particular order: Robert Johnson - New Seasons Market Jason Hostettler - Buehler's Market Kenny Hausmann - Fresh Thyme Market As a

This week is back to our normal format of Alex and Wade rapping back and forth about all things CPG. We will be focusing on the major security breach and national system outage with UNFI and how this has affected brands and retailers. With Wade's experience in attending trade-shows and some upcoming shows (Summer Fancy

It's time for another episode of our coveted Master Series. These don't come around often, and this is sure to be a good one. We are featuring the movers and shakers in the CPG industry with people, companies and brands that have changed the landscape forever for CPG. We are bringing on: Chris Hunter - Co-Founder of KO