#110 Recapping Expo East 2023: The End of An Era
The Startup CPG Podcast
Startup CPG
4.9 • 642 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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This episode was sponsored by RangeMe. Go to rangeme.com/startupcpg
This episode was sponsored by Graphite Financial. Go to graphitefinancial.com/cpg
It’s Expo East recap time! New Hope Network announced on the opening day of this year’s Expo East that it would be last Expo East after nearly four decades. There will be a new format next August called Newtopia Now, which will discuss a little in the episode. Whether you weren’t able to attend Expo and are hoping to learn what is was like or if you attended but want to hear the trends and takeaways, this episode has something for you. I asked our resident Startup CPG friend and press expert Monica Watrous, Managing Editor of Food Business News & Editor of Food Entrepreneur to join us today, along with Patricia Menegoto, Startup CPG’s Head of Community & Kiki Huddleston, our Startup CPG Social Media Manager. Listen in as we discuss favorite bites and sips, trends, the new Startup CPG section at Expo East sponsored by Nielsen IQ, the Backpack Brands from the epic Startup CPG Mic Drop Party, and more.
Episode Links:
- Food Business News article by Monica: Startup CPG to showcase early-stage brands at Expo East
- Food Business News article by Monica: Three trends at Natural Products Expo East
- Monica Watrous LinkedIn, Food Business News, Food Entrepreneur
- Kiki Huddleston LinkedIn
- Patricia Menegoto LinkedIn
- Mentions: Blue Zones Kitchen, Newtopia Now, Must Love, Bundle x Joy, Mocktail Club, hey freya, Hazelicious, Growee Foods, Pricklee, Seedly, Better Sour, Neeshi, Crooked Owl, S’NOODS, Halmi, Pedestrian Project, Journ, Chutni Punch, Soom, Mocktail Club, Blobs, Geem, Snoods, Reprised Health, Root Foods, Blobs, Moss, Fila Manila, Paro, Bollygood, Pzaz, Journ, Treehouse Naturals, Freshly, Must Love, Sweet Tahini
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Graphite Financial Links
- Graphite Financial website
- Download a free financial model template, chart of accounts template, and more here
- Listen to our episode with Graphite founder, Paul Bianco, episode #96 here.
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| 0:00.0 | As a startup brand owner, you're already wearing mini hats, product developer, packaging designer, |
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| 1:12.5 | My favorite of the backpack brands was Pazaz. |
| 1:16.5 | It's the caffeinated breath spray. |
| 1:18.7 | I just think it's a really unique concept. |
| 1:20.3 | I love to see that they're bringing breath spray back, |
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