Tag: local

Supplier Spotlight: Hugo Tea grows with Sprouts

Tyler Beckett's passion for tea allowed him to travel far and wide where he built relationships with tea farmers and studied the craft of making great tea — both cornerstones of Hugo Tea.

/ September 27, 2017

The 4 Bs of Consumer Trust

Suppliers who keep the four Bs in mind will establish a track of trust with consumers, and be able to build that sustainable growth that is eluding so many today. But what are the 4 Bs?

/ September 14, 2017

Supplier Spotlight: BarrelHouse Brewing barrels toward success with Target

While BarrelHouse has had success getting their product onto store shelves, they knew their next strategic move had to be getting into a bigger clutch of stores within a retail chain.

/ August 23, 2017

The Learning Journey

The new product process is a constant, ever-changing journey of learning.

/ August 17, 2017

6 Culinary Trends Spicing Up Grocery

Here are some of this year’s hottest foodie-inspired culinary trends that are impacting consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers and grocery retailers.

/ August 15, 2017

Artisan Sales Soar as Consumers Invest in Quality

Millennials like to express their individuality by buying one-of-a-kind items, plus artisan goods are often local goods made by small businesses.

/ August 8, 2017

Supplier Spotlight: Cosmakery and new beauty e-retailer make(up) some magic

When Thomason created Cosmakery, she knew she needed to get her products on store shelves–both physical and virtual–wherever women shopped.

/ July 24, 2017

12 Ways Small Companies Can Win Big

Small is mighty. As shown by our recent post, In Retail, Small is Big, smaller consumer goods suppliers and retailers have an enormous edge in today’s evolving market. Since we published that post, a new report found that Millennials favor...

/ June 26, 2017

3 Reasons Supplier Diversity is Awesome

Supplier Diversity has been a hot, hot, hot topic in CPG these days, and with good reason. It brings in new consumers, it shakes up staid categories, and it hacks away at the stranglehold multinational conglomerates have on the CPG...

/ June 7, 2017

The Pinterest Effect

As a supplier, your packaging matters. You know that, and you know it well.

/ May 4, 2017