Hardware Podcasts

#198 - Startup CPG Community Updates

The Startup CPG Podcast · 27 May 2025 · 49m · Episode 155

What this episode covers

Patricia Menegoto and Caitlin Bricker from Startup CPG provide a comprehensive update on community initiatives, highlighting the Shelfies awards where judges evaluate over 1,500 products, noting trends like plant-based seafood and nut-based snacks. They detail the Further program for female founders, including buyer meetings at the Fancy Food Show and the Newtopia Now section at Expo West, alongside the national Grocery Run event series connecting brands with retailers like Whole Foods and Gelson's. The episode also announces the Startup CPG Newswire, a free PR resource, and Caitlin Bricker's new role hosting the Friday Founder Feature podcast.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Startup CPG, Whole Foods, Gelson's, Central Market, Good Stuff Distributor, Cambridge Naturals, Fairway Market, King Soopers, Earth Fare, Fresh Thyme, Sprouts, Giant Company, Stop and Shop, New Seasons Market, Gus's Community Market, Epic SF, Shopify, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic, Philips, Bosch, Siemens, General Electric, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Adobe, Autodesk, Cadence, Synopsys, Ansys, Altium
Products
Shelfies, Kesho Chocolate, Altro Foods, Mind Blown, Thrilling Foods, Poppy
Also
Fancy Food Show, Expo West, Newtopia Now, Discotopia, Mindy, Whole Foods Market Forager, Non Alk, Errewon, Church Nightclub, My Band, Super Fantastics, Transistor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, LinkedIn, Eventbrite, Slack, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, Reddit, Discord, Zoom, KiCad, Eagle, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Marmoset Toolbag, Unreal Engine, Unity, Godot, GameMaker Studio, Construct, RPG Maker, Ren'Py, Twine, Ink, Yarn, Articy:Draft, Flowchart, Miro, Mural, Lucidchart, Draw.io, Visio, OmniGraffle, Gliffy, Creately, ProcessOn

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