Plus, how to go viral, founder lessons, distribution wins͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
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📲 How To Support Your Brand Through A Viral Moment

There’s two simple ways a brand can go viral: for a good reason, or for a bad one. 

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👀 Meet the Founders Who Stayed

Ten years as a CPG founder is a lifetime in another career. 

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  4. Branding Gurus Break Down How to Do ‘Americana’ Effectively

  5. Jabin Positions as ‘Electrolyte Refresher,’ Launches New Flavor

 

🔀 Monday Moves

Retail Rollouts 

Here’s a taste of the products moving around the industry to start off your week.

🦎 Chameleon Coffee introduced its ready-to-drink Organic A2 Flash Brew Coffee exclusively at Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide. Read the full press release

🎮 PLAYR1 Functional Beverages is ready to play in select school cafeterias this fall, via a partnership with S.C.-based distribution broker K-12 Food Solutions. Learn more here

Ola Mate is expanding its organic yerba mate energy drink to 100 Wegmans stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Check out the news

🌱 Kava Haven’s NA relaxation drinks are now available at Erewhon Market locations throughout Southern California. Get the full release

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