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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. ]]>

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August 13, 202650 min

Building a Vibe on a Crowded Shelf

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.

August 6, 202657 min

Building in Food is Food Science

Esther Levy is a food scientist, consultant, and founder of Evolve Food Consultants. On this episode of ITS, Esther and Ali discuss why food science is at the center of every successful food business, how founders can better navigate product development, manufacturing, and supply chains, and why today's conversations around GLP-1, clean labels, MAHA, and ingredient transparency are changing the way brands think about innovation and growth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

July 30, 202656 min

Building a Better Business

Jennifer Barney is the founder of Barney Butter, author of the newsletter The Business of Food, and an advisor on food manufacturing and agricultural innovation. On this episode of ITS, Jennifer and Ali talk about the CPG system. what she's optimistic about, and how founders need to understand the economics of what they're building. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

July 23, 202653 min

Building a Filter

Rachel Moore is a partner at Goldilocks, and has advised brands from Brami and Laoban to Perfect Bar and Back to Nature. More recently, she and the Goldilocks team launched Plainspeak, a wellness brand designed specifically for women navigating midlife. On this episode of ITS, Rachel and Ali discuss the real meaning of brand positioning and why, done well. it's the filter for every other decision you make.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

July 16, 202659 min

Building Brand Equity

Fred Hart is a branding consultant, creative director, and founder of Hart Brands who has helped build more than 130 consumer brands. On this episode of In the Sauce, Ali and Fred talk brand, packaging, the state of CPG, and of course, Fred's takeaways from the Fancy Food Show.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

July 9, 20261 hr 2 min

Building for Older Adults

On this episode of In the Sauce, Ali and Jess Haghani, CEO of Lucille Health, talk about building for an aging population, earning the trust of older consumers, and what it takes to reinvent a category that has barely changed in decades.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

July 2, 202658 min

Building a 150-Year Old Start Up

Amy Guittard is the CMO of Guittard Chocolate Company, the oldest continuously family-owned chocolate company in the United States. On this episode of ITS, Ali and Amy talk about keeping a heritage brand nimble, and how chocolate represents the intersection of agriculture, manufacturing, and consumer products.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

June 25, 202654 min

Building the SmartCart

In this episode, we chat with Ben McKean, founder and CEO of Hungryroot, about pivoting from a CPG brand into a massive, AI-driven grocery platform. We explore how reducing consumer decision fatigue and managing owned inventory fueled their success, while Ben shares insider data on real-time household consumption patterns and what it takes for emerging brands to thrive on the platform.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

June 11, 20261 hr 11 min

Building with a Backpocket CFO

Adam Siskin is the Founder of The Platform CPG, a firm helping emerging consumer brands navigate finance, operations, retail growth, and scale. On this episode of ITS, Adam and Ali discuss margin, trade spend, brokers, distributors, manufacturers and investors. Adam shares learnings from supporting more than 50 CPG companies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

June 4, 202659 min

Building Content in 2026

Thi Lam is founder and CCO at Garnish studios, a branding and production agency behind a number of emerging CPG brands across food, beverage, and wellness. On this episode of ITS, Thi and Ali talk content in the age of AI, and what emerging brands should focus on when it comes to creative assets, answering the bigger question: What actually creates brand value now?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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Building a Vibe on a Crowded Shelf

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Building a Better Business

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