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SUMMARY:Naturally Austin Pitch Slam
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the best of Austin’s natural and consumer products industry! Austin is proud to be at the forefront of the most exciting and innovative brands that break genres and disrupt categories. The 4th Annual Pitch Slam\, will showcase five early-stage brands in a shark-tank-style pitch competition. This event will provide natural product entrepreneurs with a stage to pitch their up-and-coming companies to a panel of experts and 300 audience members.The winner will receive a suite of prizes\, including the opportunity to pitch on a national stage at the 2023 Expo East and a booth in Naturally Network’s Pitch Slam Alley\, provided by New Hope Network.
URL:https://sku.is/event/naturally-austin-pitch-slam/
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SUMMARY:SKU Food & Beverage Showcase Pitch Event
DESCRIPTION:Founders of the six brands in the Food & Beverage ‘23 cohort will celebrate the culmination of the program with an in-person event held at Native Hostel from 4:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. CT on May 23. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to hear the pitches from the impressive founders.In-person attendees can arrive by 4:30 p.m. with the pitches kicking off at 5:00 p.m. for those who want to watch it virtually\, it will be lives streamed from 5-6:30 p.m. CT.. The in-person event will be followed by a party with complementary food\, drinks and a sampling pavilion from our six founders. \nThe Showcase event will integrate SKU’s Insider Round. A panel of investor judges will have $1M in “Monopoly Money” to invest in each company. After the pitches\, the judges can ask founders detailed questions. At the end\, they will announce which companies they would “invest” in and how much. \nThe SKU ’23 Food & Beverage brands are: \nBlue Norther: Blue Norther was founded by a father-son duo (both named Austin Pittman) on their family ranch. Blue Norther offers craft Ranch Water and Hard Seltzer that’s made with real fruit\, organic agave\, and is ”as refreshing as the Cowboy Cold Front that it was named after.” \ndelOrigen: Sisters Claudia and Cristina Sanchez Gutierrez de Piñeres craft delicious healthy frozen cheese sticks and empanadas that all are keto\, gluten-free\, plant-Based\, whole grain\, without any additives.  \nGrowth Spurt: Growth Spurt\, founded by Kacey Witte\, is a full fat goat milk toddler formula that is modeled after breastmilk and naturally easier to digest than the other leading dairy and cow milk formulas.  \nLeisure Project: Leisure Project was founded by two brothers and former D1 collegiate athletes Alex and Steve Michaelsen. They observed that no products in the hydration category were made with their mental well-being in mind\, so they created Leisure Project. \nRoRo’s Baking Co.: RoRo’s Baking Company is a family owned and operated Dallas-based company\, specializing in delicious handmade rolls.  \nWunderkeks: Married couple Luis Gramajo and Hans Schrei\, built Wunderkeks out of their belief that the foods we share help tell the story of who we are\, and that by openly\, fearlessly telling these stories\, creates the Safe Spaces others may need to tell theirs. They moved from their home country of Guatemala to Austin and their farmer’s market cookie business flourished. 
URL:https://sku.is/event/sku-food-beverage-showcase-pitch-event/
LOCATION:Native Hostel\, 807 E 4th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sweets & Snacks Expo
DESCRIPTION:The Sweets & Snacks Expo is a can’t-miss event for thousands of confectionery and snack retailers\, manufacturers and suppliers. You’ll find all the product innovations\, insights and industry connections you need to build a world-class in-store or online experience that will delight  shoppers.
URL:https://sku.is/event/9964/
LOCATION:McCormick Place\, 2301 S King Dr\,\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60616
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SUMMARY:Startup CPG Atlanta Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Georgia Tech Food Entrepreneur Training Program and Startup CPG are hosting a CPG meetup at 5:30 p.m. May 9.  These quarterly meetups is to foster an inclusive\, collaborative CPG community in Atlanta\, with the primary focus of supporting founders and coordinating the broader ecosystem to ensure that  CPG teams have access to the service providers they need to be successful.\n\n\nAll CPG founders are welcome to “Backpack Sample”. For those who want to set up a sampling table (food\, beverage\, beauty and health)\, please contact Paul Beaupre at boprayllc@gmail.com \nStreet parking is available\, or you can park at the Centergy One Parking Deck\, 815 Williams St NW\, Atlanta\, GA 30308 https://techonfifth.org/centergy-parking-deck-rates/
URL:https://sku.is/event/startup-cpg-atlanta-meetup/
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SUMMARY:Brand Insider Summit CPG
DESCRIPTION:The Spring edition of MediaPost’s CPG Brand Insider Summit gathers some of the smartest marketers in the category to share their data driven full-funnel strategies from building brand to bottom line sales to establishing consumer loyalty. We pull apart their advanced data driven models for leveraging every touchpoint in the new CPG customer journey. \nThe event will include information about: \n\nMedia planning for omni-channel CPG shoppers\nTracking & collecting data in fractured multi-channel landscape\nNavigating the Retail Media Networks\nPushing the creative messaging envelope\nBalancing awareness\, customer acquisition and loyalty\nCustomizing the tech stack
URL:https://sku.is/event/brand-insider-summit-cpg/
LOCATION:The Scottsdale Resort @ McCormick Ranch
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SUMMARY:Expo East
DESCRIPTION:Expo East is scheduled for Sept 28 – Oct 1\, 2022 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Expo East is one of the top shows for natural and organic brands. The show offers top-notch education. networking with industry thought leaders and opportunities to get in front of product buyers.
URL:https://sku.is/event/expo-east/
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SUMMARY:SKU Atlanta '22 Virtual Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 11 a.m. CT\, June 16th for the premiere of the SKU Atlanta ’22 Virtual Showcase video. During this virtual premiere where you will get to watch each founders pitch presentations. This year’s innovative cohort was filled with exciting new ideas and delicious treats\, everything from spicy hot sauce and true veggie burgers to alternative nut butters and canned cocktails. \nSKU Atlanta ’22 was our first Atlanta based cohort and we could not be happier with this year’s group of founders. SKU is the nation’s first CPG accelerator\, comprised of a 12-week CPG accelerator\, with best-in-class curriculum taught by industry experts. Each founder is surrounded by a team of mentors – CPG leaders\, serial entrepreneurs and investors – throughout the program.
URL:https://sku.is/event/sku-atlanta-22-virtual-showcase/
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