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The Startup CPG Podcast

The Startup CPG Podcast

The top CPG podcast in the world, highlighting stories from founders, buyer spotlights, highly practical industry insights - all to give you a better chance at success..

Startup CPG

458 episodesEN

Show overview

The Startup CPG Podcast has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 458 episodes, alongside 11 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 330 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 51 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 92 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 129 episodes published. Published by Startup CPG.

Episodes
458
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
42 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

The top CPG podcast in the world, highlighting stories from founders, buyer spotlights, highly practical industry insights - all to give you a better chance at success.

Latest Episodes

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Founder + Funder: Alex Michaelsen of Leisure Hydration and Ryan Springer of Midnight on Fundraising, Retail Growth, and Building a Modern Hydration Brand

Jun 27, 202651 min

Founder Feature: Anastasia Sartan of The Cycle: Building a Women's Health Beverage Brand and Landing Nationwide Sprouts Distribution in Months

Jun 26, 202632 min

#254 - Buyer Spotlight: Hannah Koch, Supplements Buyer, Kimberton Whole Foods

Jun 23, 202636 min

R&D Radio: Jamie Valenti-Jordan — Commercialization, Pilot Runs, and Scaling Food Products the Right Way

Jun 22, 202629 min

Founder + Funder: Emily Groden of Evergreen and Brian Bernstein of Rich Products Ventures — Fundraising, Founder-Investor Fit, and Building the Next Big Breakfast Brand

Jun 20, 202648 min

Founder Feature: The First Better-For-You Nutrition Company for Older Adults with Jess Haghani of Lucille

Jun 19, 202631 min

We're launching Founders & Formulators - Here's Why

Jun 18, 202623 min

#253 - Private Label Arrangements: What CPG Brands Should Know Before Signing the Deal | Hillary Hughes, Foster Garvey

Jun 16, 202625 min

Investor Spotlight: Consumer Psychology, Channel Strategy, and What Actually Makes Brands Win — David Bell, Idea Farm Ventures

Jun 13, 202647 min

Founder Feature: Bone Broth Tomato Sauce and a New Twist on a Family Recipe- Liana Krasnow, Noodo

Jun 12, 202628 min

#252 - The Rise of Laurel's Coffee: Whole Foods, Wegmans & 1,800 Target Stores in Two Years

Jun 9, 202646 min

R&D Radio: Food Microstructure, Ultra-Processed Foods, and the Contract Manufacturer Formula Trap with Abbey Thiel

Jun 8, 202630 min

Investor Spotlight: Founder Investor Fit, Gross Margins, and the KPIs That Actually Drive Consumer Businesses - Rana Taghdisi Argenio, Palette Ventures

Jun 6, 202639 min

Founder Feature: Single Origin Soy Sauce and the Gap Nobody Filled with Christine Liu and Clarissa Wei of HEYDOH

Jun 5, 202631 min

#251 - Scaling the Brand: Ops, Systems, and Simplicity with Mezcla and Doss

Jun 2, 202649 min

Investor Spotlight: Graham Garzon, Ground Force Capital — Growth Stage Investing, Business Fundamentals, and What It Takes to Build an Acquirable Brand

May 30, 202640 min

Founder Feature: Bringing Froyo Back, Building in Public, and Why Pressure is a Privilege - Ashley Whalen of Chara

May 29, 202628 min

#250 - Jacob Trumbull of Roaring Fork Mill: Heritage Grains, Regenerative Organic Certification, and How Startup CPG Opportunities Unlocked 700 Stores

May 26, 202631 min

R&D Radio: Lara Tiro of Rebel CPG — The PB&J Framework, COGS, and How to Scale a Food Product the Right Way

May 25, 202632 min

Investor Spotlight: Luba Safran, Mondelēz International SnackFutures Ventures

May 23, 202640 min
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