Synopsis
BevNETs Taste Radio is the podcast for food and beverage professionals, where we talk trends, interview the leaders and rising stars in the industry and discuss knowledge and topics that we hope entrepreneurs and pros everywhere find useful.Tell us what you think at ask@tasteradio.com. You can also email us if you are interested in Taste Radio sponsorship opportunities. If you like Taste Radio, share it with a colleague, will ya?See you every Tuesday!
Episodes
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BevNET Podcast Ep. 7: Coffee With the Beverage Whisperer
27/05/2016 Duration: 33minThe team had a chance to evaluate some products with beverage industry investor, advisor, board member and raconteur Ken Sadowsky when dropped by the BevNET Podcast studio for an interview recently. Sadowsky has had a front-row view of the growth of groundbreaking brands like Vitaminwater and Vita Coco, joined BevNET’s Jeffrey Klineman and Jon Landis to talk about the strategic moves taken by successful beverage company leaders, some of the reasons that distributors can’t stop listening to Bruce Springsteen, and what it means to be characterized by so many in the industry as “The Beverage Whisperer.”
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BevNET Podcast Ep. 6: The 2016 Craft Brewers Conference
25/05/2016 Duration: 33minIn this edition of the BevNET Podcast, Chris Furnari, the editor of Brewbound, joins us to discuss his takeaways from the massive, 14,000-attendee Craft Brewers Conference and Brew Expo America, including some of the factors that are enabling massive growth in the craft beer category. We also discuss the increasing amount of merger and acquisition activity in the space, the prospect of 10,000 U.S. craft breweries, and the ongoing "craft vs. crafty" debate that just won’t die.
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BevNET Podcast Ep. 5: Weighing in on Water’s Premium Set; To Build or Not to Build?
20/05/2016 Duration: 28minIn this edition of the BevNET Podcast, we discuss the swelling ranks of premium water brands and efforts by marketers to stand out from the pack. We also examine why a growing number of beverage entrepreneurs are bypassing co-packers and opting to build their own production facilities.
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BevNET Podcast Ep. 4: Downloading With Doug Evans, The Founder of Juicero
13/05/2016 Duration: 21minIn this podcast, BevNET CEO John Craven interviews Doug Evans, the founder and CEO of Juicero, a new high-tech countertop juicing machine. Recorded in Calabasas, Calif., Evans discusses the development of Juicero, its introduction to the market and how it fits into the expanding landscape for cold-pressed juice. He also responds to criticism about the unit’s price tag ($700) and talks about his long-term vision for Juicero.
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BevNET Podcast Ep. 3: The Office Cooler -- What Drinks Get the Love and Why
11/05/2016 Duration: 19minEvery week we receive samples of new drinks sent to us from a wide variety of beverage companies, ranging from Red Bull to upstart cold-pressed juice shops. Most of the products are loaded into a cooler in the front of the office and available to everyone. While some drinks fly off the shelf, others sit around for weeks on end. In this podcast, we discuss why this happens and attempt to delineate the reasons behind consumption decisions in the office.
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BevNET Podcast Ep. 2: Juice Served Here, There and Everywhere
06/05/2016 Duration: 22minIn this edition of the BevNET podcast, BevNET CEO John Craven sits down with Alex Matthews, the co-founder and CEO of Juice Served Here, a fast-growing cold-pressed juice chain based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2013, Juice Served Here launched 11 new locations in 2015 and plans to add three more this summer. As quickly as the company is expanding, Matthews and Juice Served Here executives recently pulled back on the reins as a way to reflect on operations, staff training and marketing campaigns for current stores. Matthews describes the initiative as “really healthy” and something that enabled for a clearer path forward. Matthews also discusses the thriving market for cold-pressed juice in Southern California -- “there’s probably going to come a moment when there’s a juicery on every street corner here in L.A.,” he says -- and why he believes “staying true to your mission” will be the key factor for success among the growing range of juice companies in the region. Listen to this podcast for the full interview,
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BevNET Podcast Ep. 1: Waste Not, Juice More
26/04/2016 Duration: 22minDiscussing a growing trend in repurposing food waste, the pitfalls of cause-based marketing, a surging nut milk category and sugar as "public enemy number one."