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CPG Innovation PodcastDiscovering What’s Fresh: How consumer data influences sustainable innovationToday I share, a conversation with Annalea Krebs, Founder & CEO of Social Nature, a product discovery and trial platform in the better-for-you space. Today, one million shoppers across North America use Social Nature to make the switch to better products so they can achieve their health and lifestyle goals. Since 2015, Social Nature has helped over 500 food and health brands launch their products into retailers like Whole Foods, Sprouts, Walmart and more.
Annalea is a frequent keynote speaker on digital-first retail marketing, DTC marketing, and consumer health trends. She also enjoys advising and investing in early-stage #food, #health...2022-06-0735 minCPG Innovation PodcastAhead of the Pack: Innovation in the Packaging ProcessIn today’s episode, I speak with Trent Jackson, founder and consultant at Tango Packaging, a company focused on providing premium and sustainable solutions to CPG brands.
In today’s conversation, Trent shares about his journey over the last 10 years as he built Tango Packaging with a holistic perspective - carrying the belief that through hands-on, creative problem solving, it is possible to cut costs, improve product sustainability, and increase sales. We discuss how the recent global supply-chain issues have affected the packaging industry and driven innovation. He speaks about the fragmentation in the packaging space and offe...2022-04-0630 minCPG Innovation PodcastBuilding Consumer TrustIn today’s episode, I speak again with Melanie Bartelme, Associate Director, Mintel Food & Beverage, where she provides insights on global innovation and consumer trends across a number of food categories, including produce, pasta and grains. At Mintel, Melanie co-created the annual US Flavor and Ingredient Trends, which spotlight the cuisine types and ingredients that are growing on restaurant menus and on grocery shelves.
In this conversation, we discuss how companies build consumer trust through labeling. We also touch on the increased consumer desire for transparency around food sourcing, and how this impacts consumer trust of a co...2022-01-1923 min
CPG Innovation PodcastRetrogressive Consumerism: Consumer Demand and the Future of Global Food SecurityIn this conversation we speak with Barnett Sporkin-Morrison about a topic he is passionate about, sustainably feeding the world’s population by 2050. We discuss “Retrogressive Consumerism,” a concept he developed that looks at how consumers decide what food products to purchase, and how some of these decisions are not sustainable over the long term on a global scale. Barnett shares his thoughts on Genetically Modified Organisms and how the evolution of technology requires a transformation of how it is regulated and utilized. Finally, Barnett shares his outlook on the future, and how he believes international trade and food security are vital...2021-12-0730 minCPG Innovation PodcastSustainable Packaging InnovationIn today’s Episode, we talk with Kate Stewart, the owner & founder of Stay Tray, a company that produces the reusable drink tray.
Kate spent most of her career in Fast Moving Consumer Goods working with major retailers, and witnessed copious amounts of waste, prompting a career change in the pursuit of something more fulfilling. Stay Tray is a sustainable solution to single use, proudly made in Australia from 100% recycled material.2021-10-0122 minCPG Innovation PodcastHow Ken's Foods InnovatesIn today’s conversation, I speak with Al Slingluff, VP of R&D at Ken's Foods. Al has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Penn State in Food Science, and has managed Food Research and Development teams for over 20 years, spending the last seven at Ken’s Foods.2021-08-2614 minCPG Innovation PodcastFood Waste MitigationIn this episode, I have a fascinating conversation with Dr. Steven Lapidge & Dr. Simon Lockrey.
Dr. Lapidge is the inaugural CEO of the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and Stop Food Waste Australia. He has spent most of his 20-year career working for or with agricultural and environmental Cooperative Research Centers, with a strong focus on new product development, commercialization, extension and adoption.
Dr. Lapidge shares his experience spearheading a national approach to food waste mitigation and his efforts to increase government, consumer, and industry involvement.
Dr. Lockrey is a leading sustainability and design innovation researcher, having been based...2021-07-1530 minCPG Innovation PodcastThe Impact of COVID-19 on CPG InnovationMelanie Bartelme, a Global Food Analyst at Mintel, provides insights on global innovation and consumer trends across a number of food categories, including produce, pasta and grains. At Mintel, Melanie co-created the annual US Flavor and Ingredient Trends, which spotlight the cuisine types and ingredients that are growing on restaurant menus and on grocery shelves.
In this episode, we discuss the effects of COVID-19 on flavor innovation, how technology is changing the way we interact with food labels, and two interesting conflicts driving consumers--health versus comfort and indulgence versus saving money.2021-06-2824 min
Winning at Business and LifeWinning at Business and Life with Michael FrankelAs a leader, do you encourage collaboration?6 questions. 7 minutes. Pure insights. Episode 93: Successful leaders get things done by encouraging collaboration. Wise words from Michael Frankel, Vice Pressident of Sales, North America for Selerant Corp.2020-07-0908 min