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Nombase Podcast

BevNET Inc.
Private Label
CPG
Whole Foods Market
Co-Manufacturing
Tiktok
Costco
Food Service
Nguyen Coffee Supply
Lucky Ox
Retail
Artificial Intelligence
Expo West
Sunnie
C-Store
Proteins
United Kingdom
Agrowgate
Frozen Grocery
Non-Upf Verified
Foodhealth

BevNET presents: The Nombase CPG podcast, a series featuring open discussions on pressing topics impacting food and beverage businesses. Each episode explores a key issue in the CPG industry, offering timely insights, tactical advice, and community discussion. Join the live podcast recording to ask your questions and share your comments directly with our guests, or catch up on past podcast episode... more

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Latest Episodes

Kendall Kransdorf, founder of Cotto, a whipped cottage cheese dip, on a hero ingredient with a short shelf life and high demand - a combination that forces hard operational decisions. Mary Kate Kloeblen, a supply chain consultant and co-fouder of Gol... more

Charlie New is the Global Category Merchant for Refrigerated Beverages at Whole Foods Market, overseeing coffee, tea, juice, and soda. He's spent years watching what separates brands that build lasting shelf presence from brands that stall. In this e... more

Building products with better ingredients is easy to talk about. Building a successful business around them is much harder. Join Tom First, Founder of Culture Pop, and Heather Wood, SVP of Marketing at Goodles, as they discuss the realities of formul... more

Most founders think getting a distributor is the hard part. Scott Rosenbaum, co-host of the Business of Drinks podcast, has spent 20 years in beverage alcohol distribution and knows landing one is just the beginning. In this episode, he mentors Daeyn... more

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Charlie New
Global Category Merchant for Refrigerated Beverages at Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
Episode: A Whole Foods Market Buyer's Playbook for Scaling a Brand
Tom First
Co-founder of Culture Pop; former Nantucket Nectars founder
Culture Pop
Episode: How Winning Brands Turn Better-For-You Ingredients Into Big Business
Heather Wood
SVP of Marketing at Goodles
Goodles
Episode: How Winning Brands Turn Better-For-You Ingredients Into Big Business
Daeyna Grant
Founder of Gold Crush, Jamaican rum RTD brand
Gold Crush
Episode: Getting a Distributor Is Just the Beginning. Here's How to Turn It Into Growth.
Namik Soltan
Co-founder, Gingr Labs (Gingr Shop brand)
Gingr Labs
Episode: 8.5 Million Consumers, One City: How to Win NYC Retail
Sean Rosenberg
Founder, Goldie
Goldie
Episode: 8.5 Million Consumers, One City: How to Win NYC Retail
Derek Brawley
US sales director and private label lead at Prana
Prana
Episode: Private Label Is a $330 Billion Business Now. How to Ride It Without Diluting Your Brand.
Ashley Czerwien
Account manager of CVS at KeHE
KeHE Distributors
Episode: The Truth About CVS: What 9,000 Doors Really Means for Scaling Brands
Sahra Nguyen
Founder of Nguyen Coffee Supply
Nguyen Coffee Supply
Episode: Don't Blend In. Make Your Difference Easy to Understand.

Host

Melissa Travers
Host of The Nombase Podcast; Director of Community at BevNET; BevNET/BevNET's Nombase platform

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 68 ratings
  • An exceptional resource for new brands

    I am an avid fan of the podcast and have been listening to the series when I first launched my company.

    Every episode brings a unique perspective and I always walk away with something to thing about and implement for myself.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    singlespped
    United States5 months ago
  • Incredibly informative podcast

    Full of actionable insights and practical advice across a really broad range of subjects with lots of interesting expert interviews, highly recommend!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    * Ms E *
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Such an awesome space for CPG leaders

    The Nombase pod / Melissa do such a beautiful job creating a space for the CPG community. The topics of the pod span from managing burnout and hustle culture all the way to understanding the important trends in CPG / things to look out for. Such a fun listen!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    KG Coaching
    United States8 months ago
  • Costco Roadshow info i wish i new before!

    I loved being a guest on the Nombase Podcast! Melissa creates such a thoughtful space for real conversations about the ups and downs of building in CPG. The episode was full of practical insights, and I came away inspired by the other founders’ stories. Highly recommend this podcast to anyone in food & beverage or retail!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Herbal Infusions
    Canadaa year ago
  • Practical advice for CPG leaders

    Love how Melissa helps curate practical knowledge and advice on a range of topics with industry experts. The convos also helps put the ‘community’ front and forward in what often feels like a very competitive industry.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ksteven6
    United States2 years ago

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The host cultivates a thoughtful space for candid conversations about CPG, delivering practical insights.

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How Winning Brands Turn Better-For-You Ingredients Into Big Business
Q: What would you do differently if starting over today?
Heather indicates she would stay more steadfast in her marketing beliefs, avoid chasing every new technology, and focus energy on what differentiates Goodles, while Tom emphasizes maintaining growth planning and leaning into what makes the brand uniquely compelling.
A Whole Foods Market Buyer's Playbook for Scaling a Brand
Q: What would you invest in if you were launching a CPG brand tomorrow to scale nationally?
Invest in the team. The right people prevent costly missteps, manage distributors and promotion logistics, and build a culture that attracts and retains top talent, which is essential for scalable growth.
A Whole Foods Market Buyer's Playbook for Scaling a Brand
Q: What milestones tell you a brand is truly retail-ready, and what red flags should brands watch for?
Retail readiness depends on the founder's awareness of scale requirements, a strong brand concept, and clarity about the target customer. Red flags include trying to pursue too many SKUs or conflicting brand stories; green flags include being operationally savvy and having a well-defined target customer.
8.5 Million Consumers, One City: How to Win NYC Retail
Q: So first of all, Sean, please set the scene for us with Goldie. What is Goldie, what is the brand strategy, and where are you in the journey right now?
Goldie is a better-for-you lemonade powered by Manuka honey, with a focus on energy and immunity; the brand is in early production and preparing for its first retail launches, including a Northeast distributor plan.
Do You Really Need to Build in Public to Grow a CPG Brand?
Q: What are some practical social templates for a founder with limited resources?
Create a repeatable framework like a podcast/Instagram series that explores real consumer stories around coffee orders, partner with iconic local venues for visibility, and use broadcast-style DMs or newsletters to nurture direct, intimate connections with followers and editors.

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The show centers on practical, real-world CPG challenges faced by emerging and growing beverage and food brands. Across episodes, guests explore topics like channel economics, retail readiness, brand strategy, and operating discipline, often with in-the-weeds frameworks, live event insights, and actionable tactics for scale. Notable strengths include a strong focus on profitability over rapid expansion, diverse guest perspectives from founders, investors, and brand leaders, and a community-driven format that surfaces concrete playbooks for listeners aiming to build sustainable brands in non-traditional and traditional retail channels.

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3. The Startup CPG Podcast
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Nombase Podcast launched 3 years ago and published 154 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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Recent guests on Nombase Podcast include:

1. Charlie New
2. Tom First
3. Heather Wood
4. Daeyna Grant
5. Namik Soltan
6. Sean Rosenberg
7. Derek Brawley
8. Ashley Czerwien

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