# @startupcpg on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXxFaFaiJEX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65035918-startupcpg-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9a73cc5ea6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-30T19:09:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Startup CPG (@startupcpg) — https://gondola.cc/startupcpg

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High energy. High Stakes. 15 of our emerging brands. 45 seconds each. Our community brands pitched in front of a panel of retail judges and industry leaders!

We hosted a private sampling session for the judges and it was insightful. Thank you to our incredible judges for bringing their expertise to the stage:
Brody Burk - Senior Foraging Manager, Sprouts Paola Rivera - Assistant Director of Grocery, Mother’s Market
Daniel Scharff — Founder, Startup CPG
Czar Daniolco - Founder & COO, Hi Touch Distributions Nika Mosenthal - Vice President of Food Experience, Hungryroot
Christina Schmidt - Senior Category Manager, Shelf Stable Beverage & Adult Non-Alc, KeHe Distributors Nika Levinson - Senior Category Manager, Beverages, Thrive Market
Jess Rodlin - Director of Natural & Specialty Sales, L.A. Libations

Congratulations to the beverageforum lightning pitch slam winner drinkthecycle and the two runner ups, socogingerbeer and drinkokra !

The energy in the room was unforgettable and showcases the exciting innovation in the CPG industry!

#cpg #beverageforum #StartupCPG #cpgindustry

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## Tags

cpgindustry, beverageforum, startupcpg, cpg

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