That was my favorite product, my favorite new product at the show.

Every Thursday during Expos we do a party.

Oh, I had a blast.

I mean, I got to witness Monica at repeat karaoke.

That was a ton of fun.

I definitely participated in some karaoke myself. We had a venue machine that

we could feature some other products that were beverage in the can. I had an amazing time at

mic drop. I lost my voice. There were so many good discoveries in the show. Welcome to the Startup CPG

podcast. I'm your host Jesse Freytag.

Tis the week post-Expo and all through the land. CPGers have full tummies, full hearts, and

half-closed eyes. I stole that line from Jenna on the Startup CPG team's recap of Expo East

that I'll link in the show notes, but I think it captures post-expo

feelings really well. Coming at you a day earlier than normal so that you get the tea faster,

this was the first expo where Startup CPG had a booth, and we had so much fun seeing so many

of you in person. I asked our resident Startup CBG friend and press expert, Monica Watrous, managing editor of Food in person. I asked our resident startup CBG friend and press expert, Monica Watrous,

managing editor of food business news and editor of food entrepreneur, to join us today, along with

Patricia Menegoto, Startup CPG's Head of Community, who I bet you know from our Slack,

and Jenna Mofsovitz, our Startup CPG Spotlight magazine editor.

Whether you weren't able to attend Expo and are hoping to learn what it was like,

or if you attended but want to hear the trends and takeaways, this episode has something for you.

Listen in as we discuss our favorite bites, trends, best swag and booths,

the backpack brands from the epic

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