Foodboro Library

Chelsea Ford of Females in Food, one of Foodboro's newest Partner Members, joined us to talk about her experience in the CPG industry, the model of her coaching and best practices for emerging packaged food and beverage brands to get stocked, sold and put more money in their pocket for every product they sell.

Foodboro sat down with Helen Guo of Schoolyard Snacks to discuss her journey to entrepreneurship, how she utilized LinkedIn to build her personal brand as well as her DTC company, and how she and her partner are able to work from anywhere and still successfully build a growing CPG business.

Fernando Arendar of Nitid Studio, one of Foodboro's newest Partner Members, joined us to talk about his experience working with larger CPG clients, the importance of understanding consumer behavior in package design, best practices for emerging food & beverage brands, and trends he is seeing on grocery store shelves.

We sat down with Katie Ring of Katie Ring Photography to talk about FIVE things you need to know before hiring a photogrpaher for your brand.

Jeff Jacobs of ePac Flexible Packaging Solutions joined us to talk about the ins and outs of packaging for food & beverage, and how ePac is helping brands stand out on shelves to compete with Big Food through offering professional, polished packaging.

We went LIVE with Kristen Keller of Mable Wholesale to talk about how Mable helps connect emerging food & beverage brands with retailers nationwide through their digital wholesale platform.

From swimming with the Sharks to securing seed funding, this San Francisco-based founder wants you to drink more weird water.

This founder's family history of cancer inspired her to start a vegan food brand serving up cheesy sauces that are free from dairy (and nuts).

This food & beverage founder is upgrading the morning coffee ritual with a line of organic syrups, and giving back to other women-owned businesses.

A background in marketing for food & beverage brands prepared this founder to branch out on his own and create the perfect soda.

This food & beverage founder is bringing Colombian fruits and flavors to the forefront.

This female founder turned a life-long fascination with ice cream into a plant-based dessert brand that is tOATally out of this world.

We spoke founders who have been through the ins and outs of raising capital to see what lessons could be shared - the successes, the pitfalls, the pivots and well-earned advice!

For new and growing food & beverage businesses, it’s a huge endeavor to find the capital to get your product to where you know it can go. We hope this guide to types of investment approaches will help you on your CPG journey!

In honor of Earth Day, we explored some of the ways that CPG brands are creating positive change in the move toward a more sustainable industry with engaged and educated consumers.

Foodboro and UMAI Marketing have partnered to break down some marketing foundations, including: email and paid and organic social.

For makers, branded merch is a great way to extend your voice and connect with your audience on a different level. You already (we hope) have a website that’s suited for e-commerce, so why not leverage it to sell some souped-up swag in addition to your flagship products?

The food and beverage business industry can be extremely lucrative. Just like any other industry though, you’ll need to be committed and have funds to support your growth. Keep reading to learn more about how to grow and fund your food and beverage business plan.

These mothers-turned-female entrepreneurs are the definition of badass.

Consumers are increasingly turning to e-commerce to buy their fave food & beverage products, so it’s important to stand out with a quality design that is both parts beautiful and engaging. Here are 12 sites we’re loving right now.

Whether it be products that are more sustainably sourced, allergen friendly, nutritious snacking, culturally informed and ethically sourced, or simply designed to let you eat more dessert, having more women at the CPG table is the future.

‍Expo West 2022 is in the books, and what a time it was! The Foodboro team had so much fun catching up with friends and discovering the latest trends in food & beverage. Read on for our picks for our Top 5 hottest trends at this year’s show (plus the 'grams for on-trend brands).

‍Expo West is happening soon, in person! We’re thrilled to have 16 Foodboro members participating in the trade show and many more attending. What are you looking forward to seeing?

Whether it be products that are more sustainably sourced, allergen friendly, nutritious snacking, culturally informed and ethically sourced, or simply designed to let you eat more dessert, having more women at the CPG table is the future.