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Just three years after launching, wellness shot brand Vive Organic landed a $7 million funding round. In this episode, founder/CEO Wyatt Taubman opened up the company playbook and gave brands looking to raise money a must-hear play-by-play of how the deal got done.
Lance Armstrong joined us for an intriguing interview about his current career as a podcaster and investor, whose portfolio includes a stake in cold brew brand High Brew Coffee.
How CBD became the hottest ingredient in food and beverage and the factors affecting its future; A conversation with international businessman and investor David Yeung whose global platform, Green Monday, is influencing how governments and corporations consider plant-based food
Hayden Slater, the co-founder and CEO of Pressed Juicery, discussed his journey from upstart entrepreneur to the leader of one of the largest juice chains in the U.S.
Spindrift founder and CEO Bill Creelman and Caroline Kibler, the company’s SVP of marketing, join Taste Radio Insider to discuss the continued evolution of the fast-growing sparkling water brand and how it is attempting to separate itself from both upstart and legacy competitors.
In this episode, we’re joined by chef, restaurateur and TV personality Marcus Samuelsson who spoke about the inspiration behind his cooking and what’s shaping the next evolution of food. We also spoke with Fair Trade USA founder and CEO Paul Rice for a discussion of the aims, success and challenges of the organization, which recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary.
The fourth installment of Taste Radio Insider features an interview with Hugh Duffie, the co-founder of U.K.-based coffee company Sandows, who spoke about the emergence of the cold brew category across the pond and using the power of design to elicit interest and trial. The hosts discussed the recent and abrupt shuttering of Pilotworks and riffed on recent office visits and notable products sent to BevNET HQ.
BluePrint founders Zoë Sakoutis and Erica Huss discussed the brand’s origins, early wins and struggles, and how a voicemail left by former Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz factored into their decision to sell the company. They also spoke about their foray into the food space with Erzo, a brand of vitamin-infused biscuits, and why it was ultimately unsuccessful, and explained how their new podcast has provided an outlet to some unfinished business.
Jon Sebastiani, the founder of Krave Jerky, pulls back the curtain on the business strategy behind his incubator and private equity fund Sonoma Brands. The hosts discuss beverage-related news, trends and innovation in the convenience store channel as viewed at the 2018 NACS show.
This week we’re joined by Paddy Spence, the visionary founder of market research firm SPINS and CEO of stevia-sweetened beverage platform Zevia. Hear about the origins of his remarkable career, how marrying personal insights and passion with quantitative data has been central to the success of Zevia, why brands should focus on continuous improvement, his perspective on work-life balance, and whether a multi-billion dollar exit is imminent for Zevia.