In the Sauce

Over 250 episodes and interviews across the CPG value chain. Alison Cayne shares Interviews with experts, retailers, and investors who can help founders and operators build sturdy consumer businesses. With hours of brass-tacks advice from finance, legal, operations, and supply chain experts to helpful hacks from brand marketing and social media specialists, ITS is the go-to podcast for emerging brands. In the Sauce is produced in partnership with Naturally New York , a community organization dedicated to fostering sustainable and responsible business practices, stimulating conscious business growth, supporting entrepreneurship, and cultivating exceptional leadership within the natural products industry in the Greater New York area.

In the Sauce is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 291 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts In the Sauce, a business show with 291 episodes published.

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  Episode #292

  Building Robusta

  Sep 17, 202653 min

   Sahra Nguyen is the founder and CEO of Nguyen Coffee Supply, the specialty Vietnamese coffee company she started in 2018. On this episode of ITS , Sahra talks about building a market for Vietnamese coffee and robusta in the U.S., working directly with farmers in Vietnam, shifting from DTC beans to retail cans, and how introducing a new product to consumers requires time and intention. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #291

  Building for the Babies

  Sep 10, 202659 min

  Ben Lewis is the co-founder and CEO of Little Spoon, the baby and kids' food company he started with his wife, Angela in 2017. On this episode of In the Sauce , Ben talks about building Little Spoon DTC before moving into retail, the partnership with Target, building across different stages of childhood and the store, and what Ben has learned as both a founder and an investor in emerging consumer brands. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #290

  Building Win by Win

  Aug 27, 202653 min

  Kendall Kransdorf is the founder of Cotto, a line of whipped cottage cheese dips bringing real protein and big flavor to the refrigerated dip aisle. On this episode of In the Sauce , Ali and Kendall discuss turning a personal food habit into a product, the test and learn approach, and the particular challenges of building a refrigerated dairy brand. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #289

  Building Again and Again

  Aug 20, 202652 min

  Elisabeth and Gina Galvin are the mother-daughter founders of Stellar Snacks. On this episode of ITS , Elisabeth, Gina, and Ali discuss how lessons from Elisabeth’s first food business shaped Stellar, what it takes to own and operate your own manufacturing, and how they’ve built a distinctive snack brand while navigating growth, retail, and working together as a family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #288

  Building a Vibe on a Crowded Shelf

  Aug 13, 202650 min

  Caitlin Skae is Director of Consumer Marketing at Carbone Fine Food . On this episode of ITS , Caitlin and Ali discuss how Carbone is building a grocery brand that stands on its own while drawing strength from its restaurant roots, why cultural relevance can't rely on celebrity alone, and how events, creators, and retail have become one connected marketing engine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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