HEARD (022) (Bonus):  Expo West highlights - brand collaborations, standout founders, and what tasted great

HEARD (022) (Bonus): Expo West highlights - brand collaborations, standout founders, and what tasted great

March 16, 2026 · 32 min

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Kappy shares insights from Expo West, discussing standout brands, collaborations, and food products with guest Ilana Shenitzer.

In this special bonus episode of HEARD, Kappy shares insights from Expo West - the natural and organic CPG industry’s biggest event. He joins Ilana Shenitzer , EVP of Consumer Brands at Ruder Finn , to talk about the brands, collaborations, founders, and food products that stood out on the show floor. Links and handles mentioned in this episode: Cloud 23 | Cravings | Caliwater | Once Upon A Farm Promobile Marketing | Sababa Foods x Fearless Eggs | Little Sesame x Yellowbird | Gato Dates | Tamar Date Coffee Kooshy Croutons | Popnuts | Purely Elizabeth | Poppi | Fishwife Siete Foods | Goodles Frontera Foods | Stacy’s Pita Chips | Larabar | MadeGood | Rao’s | Carbone Fine Food Simply NKD Chips | Amylu Foods Zahav Foods | Sweet Loren’s | Just Ice Tea Evergreen Waffles | Nana Joes Granola | CirC Protein Bites Goldie Lemonade | Ice Cream For Bears Follow Beyond the Plate on Facebook and X . Follow Kappy on Instagram and X . www.beyondtheplatepodcast.com www.onkappysplate.com

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Host: Andrew Kaplan

Guest: Ilana Shenitzer

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Organizations: Ruder Finn, Promobile Marketing

Products: Cloud 23, Cravings, Caliwater, Once Upon A Farm, Sababa Foods x Fearless Eggs, Little Sesame x Yellowbird, Gato Dates, Tamar Date Coffee, Kooshy Croutons, Popnuts

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