# Ep. 8: Build a Food Business with Teeth - Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Magazine

- Show: [The Startup CPG Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast)
- Published: 2020-08-13
- Length: 39m
- Episode: 8
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2020-08-13-ep-8-build-a-food-business-with-teeth-chloe-sorvino-forbes-magazine
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/df0a7a6d

## Summary

Chloe Sorvino, a staff writer at Forbes covering CPG and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, explains how contract manufacturing lowers barriers to entry for startups while enabling rapid innovation through off-the-shelf formulas. She highlights the challenges of sustainable packaging, citing Regrained's failed compostable packaging attempt due to product integrity issues, and advocates for B Corp certification as a legal mechanism to protect founders' values. Sorvino also details the Forbes 30 Under 30 selection criteria, emphasizing bootstrapping and equity protection, illustrated by examples like Gold Beauty and Vital Farms.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2020-08-13-ep-8-build-a-food-business-with-teeth-chloe-sorvino-forbes-magazine#t=4) Introduction: The Power of Contract Manufacturing
- [4:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2020-08-13-ep-8-build-a-food-business-with-teeth-chloe-sorvino-forbes-magazine#t=264) Decentralized Co-manufacturers and Innovation
- [10:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2020-08-13-ep-8-build-a-food-business-with-teeth-chloe-sorvino-forbes-magazine#t=658) Ingredient Trends: Eye Health and Snake Oil
- [17:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2020-08-13-ep-8-build-a-food-business-with-teeth-chloe-sorvino-forbes-magazine#t=1076) Sustainable Packaging Challenges and Regrained
- [21:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2020-08-13-ep-8-build-a-food-business-with-teeth-chloe-sorvino-forbes-magazine#t=1307) B Corp Certification and Founder Protection
- [25:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2020-08-13-ep-8-build-a-food-business-with-teeth-chloe-sorvino-forbes-magazine#t=1512) Forbes 30 Under 30: Bootstrapping and Selection Criteria

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Forbes (company)
- Kraft Heinz (company)
- Tyson (company)
- 11 Madison Park (company)
- Burger King (company)
- Kylie Cosmetics (company)
- Regrained (company)
- Gold Beauty (company)
- Vital Farms (company)
- Banza (product)
- Flyby Jing (product)
- Hella (product)
- Little Bucks (product)
- Burlap and Barrel (company)
- Thrive Market (company)
- Siphaglini (company)
- Whole Foods (company)
- Sephora (company)

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- [345 - Beyond the Dieline - The secret success behind Junebar! Tom Seymour and Keith McCullough](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2026-04-17-345-beyond-the-dieline-the-secret-success-behind-junebar-tom-seymour-and-keith-m) (People of Packaging)
- [What It Really Takes To Build a Food Business: Part 1](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-10-18-what-it-really-takes-to-build-a-food-business-part-1) (How I Built This)
- [339 - Beyond the Dieline ep 1 with Tom Seymour and Jessica Kwon from Moka Energy!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2026-02-05-339-beyond-the-dieline-ep-1-with-tom-seymour-and-jessica-kwon-from-moka-energy) (People of Packaging)
- [215 - Jason Burke on his Noble and Primal journey to disrupt a broken food system](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-09-26-215-jason-burke-on-his-noble-and-primal-journey-to-disrupt-a-broken-food-system) (People of Packaging)

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