This week is back to our normal format of Alex and Wade rapping back and forth about all things CPG. We will be focusing on the major security breach and national system outage with UNFI and how this has affected brands and retailers.

With Wade's experience in attending trade-shows and some upcoming shows (Summer Fancy Food Show, Newtopia Now) he will be reviewing his tips and strategies on how to navigate the shows and getting the most out of them.

It's time for another episode of our coveted Master Series. These don't come around often, and this is sure to be a good one.

We are featuring the movers and shakers in the CPG industry with people, companies and brands that have changed the landscape forever for CPG.

We are bringing on:

Chris Hunter - Co-Founder of KOIA - Delicious Plant-Based Protein

Mike Fata - CPG Investor and Advisor and Founder of Manitoba Harvest

Kari Pedriana - Co-Founder of Green Spoon Sales - The Nation's Premier Natural Broker

Nick Saltarelli - Co-Founder of Mid-Day Squares - Fast Growing Chocolate Brand

This week, we are going to focus on the short and long-term benefits of helping others and expecting nothing in return. We are finding the most successful people simply give with no strings attached and attract an energy that propels them personally and professionally.

Wade and Alex will share how they have helped others and gained a great return for themselves.

Our second topic is an important one as well: Running or working with a CPG brand is pure and utter chaos. Everyday, something goes wrong and a fire needs to be put out. How do you find gratitude and calmness amidst chaos? Wade and Alex have both run their own business and have a combined nearly 40 years of CPG experience, so they will detail tips on how to not lose sight of the bigger picture when things aren't going as planned in the short term.

How about an episode with no planned topics at all and Wade and Alex discuss whatever they want for an hour?

We of course will cover topics in CPG but it could go off the rails and we can be talking about anything whether it's Wade hiking in the middle of nowhere, Alex golfing, tariffs, and so much more!

This is our second installment of the Random Babble Series. Sit back, grab a beer (or your favorite social non-alc tonic) and enjoy!

This week we are featuring two great founders who have built out great beverage companies.

They will share their stories and how they got to where they are today and any gems they can share with the CPG community.

We are bringing on:

Yanni Hufnagel - Founder of Lemon Perfect Company

Matt Mclean - Founder of Uncle Matt's Organic

Join us for this great episode. No Script, Just Chat!

This week we will be covering two important topics: Common founder missteps and mistakes made by brands, especially emerging and natural brands just hitting the scene and scaling.

Wade and Alex will also discuss CPG brands they love that they feel are rising stars in the industry and next to hit the big time.

This week's episode is sponsored by Nelly's Organic.

The Master Series is back!

This week we are welcoming on 3 distinct and awesome entrepreneurs who are running their own CPG brands or have run brands in the past. This includes:

Will Nitze

Founder - IQ Bar

Jeff Church

DreamMakers and Previous Suja Co-Founder

Steve O'Dell

Founder - Tenzo Tea

This episode is sponsored by Power Full Energy Distribution and Robert Cogan

This week we are doing an 'Ask Us Anything' where no topic is off-limits. Any questions you have, list them LIVE in the chat and we will answer them on the spot.

If you're lucky, we may actually even bring you on to share your story and brand!

Also, Alex Bayer is an expert and has an agency specializing in crowdfunding consulting, so if you're thinking of raising capital online via Wefunder or Start Engine, he can walk you through it!

This episode is sponsored by Philosopher Foods and their Wefunder campaign is live at http://www.wefunder.com/philosopherfoods

This week we are focusing on hot trends out the gate for 2025, everything from data gathering, AI, innovations, supply chain, and more.

We will also cover the daily changes and updates on tariffs and how they will continue to impact CPG Brands.This episode is sponsored by Kif & Co and Caroline Brain and they are currently raising a capital round at www.wefunder.com/kifandco

Join us for our special edition show bringing on guests from reputable organizations and companies based in Canada.

As many know, CPG is alive and well in Canada with many brands that are growing in their home country and many entrepreneurs choose to expand to the United States and abroad.

We will be bringing on (in no particular order)

Sonia Parmar - VP of Reg Affairs & Gov Relations for CHFA

Jules Gorham - Director of Regulatory Affairs & Policy for CHFA

Steve Dontigny - Foundry President

Megan Silk - Co-Founder of GingerBug

Robert Cogan - Owner of Power Full Energy DistributionThis episode is also sponsored by Power Full Energy Distribution.