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Jun 23, 2025

Discover The Future of Food and Beverage!

Emerge CPG Pavilion at Summer Fancy Food: 6/29-7/1 I’m counting down the days until this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show—and I can’t wait to introduce you to the standout founders [&hell...

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Apr 22, 2025

12 Traits of Profitable Brands

What do profitable CPG brands have in common?(Hint: It’s more than strong margins.) Whether profitability means more financial freedom, less stress, or building a business with lasting impact—how...

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Mar 24, 2025

5 Ways to Lead with Clarity and Thrive with Intention.

As an entrepreneur and business owner, I know what it’s like when tasks pile up, focus slips, and that scattered, overwhelmed feeling creeps in. I’ve been there too. That’s why […]

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Nov 18, 2024

5 Must-Have Features for Club Store Packaging That Sells

Follow Costco’s 5 x 5 Rule for creating great club store packaging designs and see your product sales soar. By Michael Carrier, Director of Package Development at Berkley International. Read Full [...

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Jul 3, 2024

Access Free POS Data to Drive Growth

In this live sales training, our friends at SPINS share two affordable ways they’re giving CPG founders access to the competitor, category, consumer purchase insights and analytics they need to ...

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Feb 22, 2023

5 Tips to Boost Visibility and Get Noticed on Faire

Find out how to increase your sales and gain new wholesale customers on Faire with these 5 important tips you can put into place today. Read full article.

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Nov 1, 2022

Expand Your Distribution Without Breaking the Bank

Our trusted partners at Pod Foods share 10 key factors to help you build a successful, enjoyable, and cost-effective partnership with your distributor. These insights are essential for streamlining yo...

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Apr 21, 2022

Detect & Manage Retail Voids with Crisp

Gaining distribution at a retailer is a big win for emerging brands — after working hard to secure valuable shelf space, founders discover that their work has only just begun. […]

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Apr 18, 2022

Sustainability Takes Center Stage for Retailers and CPGs

This Progressive Grocer article outlines key steps retailers and CPG brands are taking to create more sustainable operations, including reducing food waste, improving recycling efforts, sourcing respo...

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Apr 6, 2022

Craft a Winning Retail Pitch with These 5 Key Data Points

SPINS shares 5 essential data points to include when pitching to retailers. SPINS Omni-Intelligence helps early-stage CPG brands to understand their competitive landscape across brick-and-mortar and A...

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Mar 3, 2022

RangeMe Adds Direct Purchasing to Discovery Platform

Product discovery and sourcing platform RangeMe has expanded its service offering by giving U.S. retail buyers the ability to buy products directly from suppliers. According to the company, this move ...

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Jan 14, 2022

2022 Social Media Playbook

While each social media channel has its own type of personality and appeal, finding the right mix will be important to winning your marketing game in 2022. Check out best […]

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Nov 18, 2024

3 Key Insights for Thriving Co-op Partnerships

For early-stage brands, getting a product to market ranks right up there with R&D in terms of most challenging steps. While mainstream retailers are the most common route — and […]

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May 25, 2023

All-Day Snacking Trend Not Slowing Down

Interesting to see that the trend toward all-day snacking has yet to slow down. “What may have started with pre-pandemic on-the-go lifestyles has continued in the wake of an unconventional [&hel...

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