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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top New York based CEO’ operating in the Consumer Goods space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jonathan Regev
Co-Founder, CEO of The Farmer’s Dog
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About The Farmer’s Dog: A smarter, healthier pet food — delivered. #longlivedogs
Ramon Laguarta
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
Ramon Laguarta is Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa, with responsibility for leading our food and beverages businesses across Europe and our food business in Sub-Saharan Africa. This role was effective in January 2015. Prior to this role, from November 2008, Ramon was President, PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region. Before that, from 2006 to 2008, he served as Commercial Vice President of Europe. From 2002 to 2006, he was General Manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices, and from 1999 to 2001 a General Manager for Greece Snacks and Marketing Vice President for Spain Snacks. Ramon joined PepsiCo in January 1996. Previous to PepsiCo, he worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., a Spanish leading confectionery company, where he held a number of international roles in Europe and the U.S. Ramon holds an MBA from ESADE Business School in Spain and a Master’s in International Management (M&M) from Thunderbird School of Global Management in the U.S.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Laxman Narasimhan
Chief Executive Officer, Latin America of PepsiCo
Laxman Narasimhan is the chief executive officer of PepsiCo Latin America. PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Laxman assumed the position in September 2014. He leads PepsiCo’s food and beverage business across Latin America and reports to PepsiCo Chairman and CEO, Indra Nooyi. The business covers PepsiCo’s food and beverage businesses in Mexico, Brazil, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. He previously served as the senior vice president and CFO of PepsiCo Americas Foods based in Purchase, New York, which covered the important businesses of Frito-Lay, Quaker and PepsiCo’s Latin America Foods. Prior to PepsiCo, Laxman was a director and location manager of McKinsey’s New Delhi Office. He worked with McKinsey for 19 years around the world, including rotations in Cleveland, Tokyo, Toronto, San Francisco and New Delhi. He had responsibility for consumer-facing industries in India, co-led the Global Consumer and Shopper Insights Practice and led McKinsey’s research on the emerging market consumer. He has worked across multiple industries, including consumer, retail, energy, manufacturing, technology and healthcare. Previously, Laxman co-led the Global Retail Knowledge Council of McKinsey’s Retail Practice.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Heather Hartnett
CEO and Founding Partner of Human Ventures
Heather Hartnett is the CEO and founding partner of Human Ventures, an early-stage venture studio in NYC that backs and builds industry-changing business. Heather has spent her career in venture capital, technology startups, and philanthropy. She was recently featured in Business Insider as “the first female-led startup studio in New York City” bringing a fresh new perspective to the tech scene. Heather also serves on the Leadership Council for tech:nyc. Prior to Human Ventures, Heather incubated companies within a NYC-based venture fund that invests in companies seeking to generate measurable social impact alongside financial returns. Heather leads the Human team with a knack for identifying innate talent, and a track record of building strong, successful early teams.
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About AARP, Human Ventures: Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Jennifer Hyman
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway
Jennifer Hyman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway, a fashion company with a technology soul that is disrupting the way women get dressed. In her role, she sets the strategic priorities of the business and leads the company in growing all areas of the business, including marketing, technology, product, and analytics. She co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009 with Jennifer Fleiss, and has since raised $126 million in venture capital, growing the business to over 6 million members, 950 employees and 400 designer brands. Jennifer has been honored with numerous recognitions including: Forbes’ “Women Entrepreneurs to Watch”, TriBeCa Film Festival’s “Disruptive Innovation Awards”, Fortune Magazine’s “Trailblazers, 11 People Changing Business in 2013,” “Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs,” and “40 Under 40”; Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”; and Fast Company’s “Most Influential Women in Technology.” She has been a featured speaker at Fortune Brainstorm Tech, the Forbes Women’s Summit, Tech Crunch Disrupt, and Marie Claire’s Power Trip, and has appeared as a guest on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, and CNN Money, among many others. In 2015, Jennifer launched the Rent the Runway Foundation with Jennifer Fleiss to inspire and ignite the next generation of female entrepreneurs. The foundation’s first initiative, in partnership with UBS, is Project Entrepreneur, a venture competition and educational program designed to provide women entrepreneurs nationwide with the tools to build high-growth, high-impact businesses. Prior to Rent the Runway, Jennifer was the Director of Business Development at IMG where she focused on the creation of new media businesses for IMG’s Fashion Division. She also ran an online advertising sales team at WeddingChannel.com and was an in-house entrepreneur at Starwood Hotels, creating Starwood’s first wedding business which was recognized on the Oprah Winfrey Show for its innovation. She received her BA from Harvard University and MBA from Harvard Business School. Jennifer is a Bloomberg Fellow, a TechStars mentor, and a member of both the Entrepreneurship Board at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Women in Business Board at Harvard University. She is an investor in and advisor to several high-growth startups throughout the U.S.
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About Brit + Co, Rent the Runway, Zalando: Rent the Runway is an online e-commerce website that allows women to rent designer apparel and accessories.
Morgan Hirsh
Founder & CEO of Public Goods
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About Public Goods: Making healthy products affordable
Matthew Farrell
Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight, Co
Mr. Farrell has been our Chief Executive Officer since January 2016. From November 2014 through December 2015 Mr. Farrell had been our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. From May 2007 through October 2014, Mr. Farrell had been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from September 2006 through May 2007, he was our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farrell was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alpharma Inc. from April 2002 through August 2006. From July 2000 through April 2002, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications at Ingersoll-Rand Ltd. From November 1994 through June 2000, he held various senior financial positions at AlliedSignal Inc. Mr. Farrell currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Lydall, Inc., a supplier of engineered thermal, acoustical and filtration products.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Simon Huck
Co-Founder and CEO of Judy
Simon Huck is the Co-Founder and CEO of Judy.
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About Judy: Judy offers a collection of ready-kits for natural disasters and home emergencies.
Emily Weiss
Founder and CEO of Glossier
Emily Weiss is the founder and CEO of Glossier, a direct-to-consumer beauty company that leverages content and community to power a superior shopping experience. Emily is heavily involved in product development, creative and brand marketing, ensuring that all products and content are created with the signature Glossier voice. Founded in 2014, Glossier has 150 employees and over $86M in venture capital funding. The company has won Women Wear Daily Beauty Inc.’s 2015 Digital Innovator of the Year award and is one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2017. Emily has been included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 2015 and AdWeek Top 20 Content Creators 2016. Emily lives in New York City.
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About Glossier, Into The Gloss: Glossier is a direct-to-consumer beauty company that leverages content and community to power a superior shopping experience.
Jeffrey Raider
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Harry’s
As co-founder of both Harry’s and Warby Parker, Jeff Raider aims to build companies and brands that people like more. Harry’s ambition is to create exceptional shaving and personal care products that better meet the needs of modern men. Prior to Harry’s, Raider co-founded Warby Parker, the transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially conscious businesses. In May 2019, Harry’s Inc. announced a combination with Edgewell Personal Care to create a next-generation consumer products platform. Raider will serve as co-president of US operations at Edgewell upon the transaction closing.
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About Harry’s, Warby Parker: Harry is a developer of an online platform used to sell shaving equipment and accessories for men.
Andy Katz-Mayfield
Founder & Co-CEO of Harry’s
Andy Katz-Mayfield is co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s. Prior to co-founding Harry’s, Andy worked at Brighter.com for business development and strategy position. He holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA degree in public policy from Duke University.
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About Harry’s: Harry is a developer of an online platform used to sell shaving equipment and accessories for men.
Peter Baldwin
CEO and Founder of Birddogs
Peter Baldwin is the Founder and CEO of Birddogs Shorts.
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About Birddogs: Birddogs offers a pair of gym shorts with a built-in liner freeing men of the need to wear underwear.
Gregory Struck
Chief Executive Officer of Noops
Gregory Struck has been described as a mission driven passionate entrepreneur who loves working with people and leading teams. Gregory is the Co-‐Founder of Hungryroot, named one of Inc Magazine’s Most Talked About New Startups of 2015. Formerly he led operations at this venture-‐backed startup offering innovative fresh, and delicious vegetable centric meals. Gregory was named to Business Insiders 2015 class of SILICON ALLEY 100, naming the 100 most influential people in technology. Prior to founding Hungryroot Gregory Co-‐Founded and led operations for Long Island Iced Tea Corp. (OTCQB: LTEA) a growth-‐oriented CPG company focused on the ready-‐to-‐drink (“RTD”) iced tea segment in the beverage industry. He sold his stake in the company to PE Firm Cullen Investments in 2013. Earlier in his career he flourished in operations at Shake Shack (NYSE: SHACK) then he was recruited to lead management operations for The One Group’s (NASDAQ:STKS) flagship multi level hospitality concept STK in NYC. Born in South Africa and raised in the United States Gregory is a graduate of the D’Amore-‐McKim School of Business at Northeastern University where he double majored in Entrepreneurial Studies and Business Management. Post College Gregory was awarded the International Culinary Center Hard Work Scholarship to attend the ICC’s Culinary Entrepreneurship program, which he completed before going to work for Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. In his spare time Gregory gives back to causes he is passionate about. He is a mentor at Food: X, the #1 startup innovation food accelerator in the world. Gregory is also an advocate for animal rights and is an ambassador for The Good Food Institute, a non-‐profit and think tank whose mission focuses on cultivating sustainable and animal free foods to address animal cruelty and feeding a universally growing population. On the subject of food innovation; Gregory has been quoted in The Boston Globe as well as other respected news outlets.
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About Noops: Noops is an omnichannel brand of better for you plant-based snacks
Craig Elbert
Co-Founder and CEO of Care/of
Craig Elbert is the co-founder and CEO of Care/of. Prior to co-founding Care/of, Craig served as the founder of Juxtapose and vice president of marketing at Bonobos.
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About Care/of: Care/of is a healthcare technology company dedicated to simplifying consumer health, starting with a fully personalized vitamin pack.
Carlos Brito
CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev
Carlos Brito is our Chief Executive Officer. Born in 1960, he is a Brazilian citizen and received a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from Stanford University. He held positions at Shell Oil and Daimler Benz prior to joining Ambev in 1989. At Ambev he had roles in Finance, Operations, and Sales, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2004. He was appointed Zone President North America at InBev in January 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in December 2005. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Ambev and Grupo Modelo.
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About Anheuser-Busch InBev: Anheuser-Busch InBev is a brewer and provider of consumer products that has a strong, balanced portfolio.
Sabah Ashraf
Founder & CEO of Kajaana
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About Kajaana: Kajaana is a modern food brand inspired by beloved Indian classics. Women-led, premium, plant-based, convenient and delicious.
Brian Bushell
Co-Founder & CEO of By Humankind
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About By Humankind: By Humankind is a personal care designed to reduce single-use plastic waste in their daily routine.
Christine Hunsicker
Founder & CEO of CaaStle
Christine Hunsicker is the Founder and CEO of CaaStle, the revolutionary B2B technology platform empowering retailers and fashion brands to strategically participate in a new sharing economy. As consumers have embraced a shared economy in everything from music to transportation, Hunsicker identified an enthusiastic consumer appetite for a new economy for fashion and apparel. One that is access-oriented rather than just ownership-based. In 2011, she founded Gwynnie Bee, the first everyday fashion rental subscription service enabling women to discover and experience great clothing without limitations. By leveraging technology, Hunsicker pioneered the Clothing as a Service (CaaS) model, blending traditional ownership with a new form of access. As Gwynnie Bee shipped millions of boxes to customers, evidence of this consumer appetite for rental was apparent. It was time to roll out the ultimate vision for the company in 2018 with the launch of the CaaStle platform. CaaStle is a proprietary cloud-based, managed service that empowers retailers to provide CaaS to their customers as a complement to their existing retail business. Many retailers from Ann Taylor to Vince to Express to multiple contemporary brands soon to be announced, have already embraced the CaaStle Platform. In six short years, Hunsicker’s vision of creating a new economy for apparel is in full swing. A 1999 graduate of Princeton, Hunsicker quickly rose to a leadership role as the COO of the startup Right Media. Right Media transformed the ad exchange industry, an accomplishment that led Yahoo! to purchase the company and its technologies for $850M in 2007. Hunsicker maintained her entrepreneurial spirit by joining Drop.io as COO. Soon thereafter, Facebook acquired the company. With an outstanding pedigree of leading successful startups, Hunsicker has been recognized in Inc. Magazine’s Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs, Crain’s 40 Under 40 annual power list as well as the National Retail Federation’s List of People Shaping Retail’s Future.
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About CaaStle, Gwynnie Bee: CaaStle offers a fully managed service that allows retailers to offer Clothing as a Service.
Yaniv Sarig
Co-Founder and CEO of Aterian
Yaniv Sarig is a Co-Founder and CEO at Mohawk Group.
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About Aterian: Aterian is the leading consumer product platform. Formerly Mohawk Group.
Tessa Gould
CEO of Made by Nacho
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About Kindred, Kinship, Made by Nacho: Made by Nacho is an e-commerce company that delivers cat-crafted, feline-only cat food with natural vitamins and minerals.
Joshua Silberstein
Co-Founder & Co CEO of Thrasio
Silberstein is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Thras.io
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About Thrasio: Thrasio is a next-generation consumer goods company reimagining how the world’s most-loved products become accessible to everyone.
Benjamin Cogan
Co-CEO and Co-founder of Hubble Contacts
Benjamin Cogan is a Co-CEO and Co-founder at Hubble Contacts. He is also the Co-Founder of Willow Underwear and Advisor at Mockingbird. Mr. Cogan is a former Senior Customer Insights Associate at Harry’s Grooming and Associate at The Boston Consulting Group. Benjamin received an AB in Philosophy at Princeton University.
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About Hubble Contacts: Hubble is a contact lenses maker and retailer.
Jesse Horwitz
Co-CEO and Co-founder of Hubble Contacts
Jesse Horwitz is a Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Hubble Contacts. He is a former Investment Analyst at Columbia Investment Management Company and Founder of Gadfly Capital. Mr. Horwitz graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor of arts in Economics and Mathematics.
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About Hubble Contacts: Hubble is a contact lenses maker and retailer.
Benjamin McKean
Founder & CEO of Hungryroot
Ben McKean is a Founder and CEO of Hungryroot. Prior to Hungryroot, Ben was a Vice President and General Manager at Groupon, overseeing their food and beverage business. Ben came to Groupon through the acquisition of Savored, which he founded in 2009. Savored was the nation’s leading provider of yield management technology to the restaurant industry servicing over 2,000 leading restaurants nationwide. Prior to Savored, Ben worked in Merrill Lynch’s technology investment banking group. Ben is graduate of Georgetown University and currently lives in New York City.
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About Groupon, Hungryroot: Hungryroot is a provider of an artificial intelligence-powered personalized grocery service.
Tony Haile
CEO of Scroll
Tony Haile CEO of Chartbeat since 2016.
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About Chartbeat, Scroll: Scroll is creating a sustainable experience that puts amazing content in front of engaged users without all the noise.
Greg Davidson
CEO & Co-Founder of Lalo
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About Lalo: Lalo is a modern baby and toddler brand built for today’s families.
Alexandra Fine
Co-Founder and CEO of Dame Products
Alexandra Fine got her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University in 2011, focusing on her lifelong interest: sexuality. From volunteering with the Red Cross to hosting a sex talk radio show, she’s always pursued opportunities to learn more about sexual health. Her experience at other consumer packaged goods startups gave her the know-how to start her own company.
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About Dame Products: Dame Products is a sexual wellness brand with the purpose of making phenomenal sex toys.
Lucy Lyle
Founder and CEO of Perch
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About Perch: Design at Work – at home, the office and everywhere in between. Coming soon. .
Tomás Froes
Founder and CEO of kencko
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About kencko: kencko is a food-tech company reinventing organic fruit and vegetable products.
Abigail Stone
Co-Founder & CEO of Otherland
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About Otherland: Otherland is a digitally-native candle brand that transforms your home into an expressive world.
Jen Rubio
Co-Founder and CEO of Away
Jen Rubio is the Co-Founder and CEO at Away.
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About Away: Away is a modern travel and lifestyle brand designed with thoughtful features that solve real travel problems
Curtis Jackson
CEO of SMS Audio
Curtis Jackson is professionally known as “50 cent” is the Founder and CEO of SMS Audio. He began as music chart dominance for the rap music phenomenon, has quickly transformed into success in corporate America. 50 Cent is a multi-tiered business mogul to be reckoned with. Recognized as one of the most talented and prolific music artists of his time, 50 Cent has managed to leverage his star power into record-breaking brand extensions encompassing a broad spectrum of businesses including music ownership, artist management, film production, footwear and apparel, fragrance, video games, publishing, headphones and health drinks, and supplements. With annual sales quickly approaching $300 million from a variety of business interests along with numerous business endeavors on the horizon, 50 Cent has cemented his position in the industry as both a business and entertainment powerhouse.
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About Real Gaming Wagers, SMS Audio: SMS Audio, LLC is dedicated to improving the way people experience music. SMS Audio combines technology, function and style to bring the
Michelle Cordeiro Grant
Founder and CEO of WearLively
Michelle Cordeiro Grant is the Founder and CEO of Lively. Prior to this, ahe became Vice President of Merchandising at Thrillist Media Group. She also worked at Victoria’s Secret holding the position as Director/ Senior Merchant. Michelle also became Senior Merchandise Manager at Nautica/ VF Sportswear. Michelle has studied BS in Finance at University of Pittsburgh.
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About WearLively: WearLively delivers bras and undies that blend high-style, comfort, and simplicity.
Gauri Nanda
Chief Executive Officer of Clocky
Gauri Nanda is the Founder & CEO at Clocky .
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About Clocky, Nanda Home, Toymail: Clocky is a consumer products company building innovative products for the home.
Chelsea Hawk
Co-Founder and CEO of ENTR technologies
Chelsea Hawk is the co-founder and CEO of ENTR technologies, a platform that helps CPG brands launch and expand in the US market. She was previously one of the first 10 hires at Yumi, a venture-backed wellness company in Los Angeles. Hawk graduated from NYU with a degree in nutrition and dietetics and is a certified chef.
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About ENTR technologies: ENTR is a platform that provides CPG brands with an automated set of solutions to enter and expand in the US easily and efficiently.
Tina Hedges
Founder and CEO of Loli Beauty
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About Loli Beauty: Loli Beauty is a US-based organic personal care firm.
Steven Szaronos
Co-CEO of Bespoke Post
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About Bespoke Post: Goods and guidance, delivered in a monthly box of awesome – plus a full shop of uniquely cool products.
Rishi Prabhu
Co-CEO of Bespoke Post
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About Bespoke Post: Goods and guidance, delivered in a monthly box of awesome – plus a full shop of uniquely cool products.
Eliza Blank
CEO of The Sill
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About The Sill: The Sill offers ceramic planters potted with houseplants.
Deena Bronz
Co-Founder and CEO of KitNipBox
Deena Bronz has extensive experience in entrepreneurship, consumer goods, e-commerce, and Product Management (PM) within the technology industry. Prior to co-founding KitNipBox, she was the Director of Product Management at MarkLogic, one of first and largest Big Data startups. Prior to MarkLogic, she was the Founder and CEO of a successfully acquired social commerce website that achieved industry leading conversion rates. Before founding her startup, Ms. Bronz ran a senior PM team at Symantec, where she and her team brought a number of new data center management products to market, exceeding customer adoption goals by 2x. Prior to that, Ms. Bronz developed and launched six new products to market as a Sr. PM at Symantec, achieving vast customer adoption and growing the P&L for these products from scratch to outperform revenue targets. Ms. Bronz has also held PM, Operations Planning, and Corporate Strategy roles at Level 3 Communications, where she managed a $75M P&L and received repeated recognition awards for her leadership and outstanding performance. Ms. Bronz holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has also attained a Master of Science degree in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems with high distinction from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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About KitNipBox: A monthly box of goodies for your cat!
Arnaud Plas
Co-Founder & CEO of Prose
Arnaud Plas is a Founder & CEO of Prose. He pushed the boundaries of new beauty in his long time role in digital at L’Oréal in New York. With the dream of leveraging artificial intelligence to benefit every day consumers, he set out to create Prose. Without much hair himself, Arnaud has a lot of time to dedicate to yours.
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About Prose: Custom hair care made fresh in NYC with natural active ingredients
Jordan Nathan
Founder & CEO of Caraway
Jordan Nathan is the Founder and CEO of Caraway.
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About Caraway: Caraway is on a mission to craft well-designed, non-toxic ceramic cookware.
Jeffrey Siegel
President, CEO of Lifetime Brands
Jeffrey Siegel is a CEO at Lifetime Brands.
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About Lifetime Brands: Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home.
Vladimir Vukicevic
Co-founder and CEO of Better & Better
Vladimir Vukicevic is the Co-founder and CEO ofBetter & Better.
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About Better & Better, New York Foundation for the Arts: Better & Better provides personal care products such as organic toothpaste in an eco-friendly, reusable dispenser.
Benzi Ronen
CEO & Founder of Farmigo
Advisor at Daisy.
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About Farmigo, Indose: Farmigo makes it possible to order fresh, local, farm-to-table food by creating a scalable alternative to the traditional supermarket
Frank Yu
Chief Executive Officer of Coterie
Frank Yu is the Founder and CEO at Coterie.
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About Coterie, Coterie, Inc.: Coterie creates smart, innovative baby care products that make parents’ lives easier, starting with its high-performing diaper.
Nicole Gibbons
Founder & CEO of Clare
After 10 years at Victoria’s Secret, Nicole Gibbons left her position as director of public relations to re-create herself as a design expert. Inspired by Martha Stewart’s business model, Gibbons built on her credentials as a blogger, landing gigs as a design expert on television shows like OWN’s Home Made Simple, where she helped people redesign their living spaces. One of the most common renovation struggles, she found, was paint.
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About Clare: Clare is a paint brand that is changing the paint shopping experience for consumers.
Brian Jeong
Co-founder and CEO of Hawthorne
Brian Jeong is a Co-founder and CEO at Hawthorne.
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About Hawthorne: The future of men’s care with function-first formulas, premium quality ingredients, and data-driven algorithms.
Fernando D’Alessio
Founder and CEO of juntoz.com
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About Endeavor, Internet Enterprises Holding, juntoz.com, Kickstart: A PaaS, Juntoz.com develops marketplaces & operates next-gen online malls focused on opening brand stores and connecting them with consumers
Rajat Arora
CEO of Kishmish Group
founder + ceo @ kishmish group. serial entrepreneur. cpg + consumer internet. traveler, foodie, stargazer.
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About Kishmish Group: Kishmish Group is a marketer of sustainable consumer products including clothing and natural foods.
Eric Osman
Founder and CEO of Mockingbird
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About Mockingbird: Mockingbird is a new baby gear brand on a mission to empower parents.
Dianna Cohen
Founder & CEO of Crown Affair
Dianne Cohen serves as the Founder and CEO of Crown Affair. She started her career at a digital content platform, Into The Gloss, in 2012. She was part of the e-commerce mobile app’s founding team, Spring, where she launched and managed their marketing channels from pre-launch through year two. From there, Dianna worked closely with former Jimmy Choo founder, Tamara Mellon, to relaunch her namesake brand as a direct-to-consumer, luxury company. After launching Tamara Mellon, Dianna joined travel company, Away, as Head of Partnerships until she left to start Levitate at the end of 2017.
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About Crown Affair: Crown Affair is a hair-care brand that specializes in luxury products and consumer goods.
Caroline Strzalka
CEO and Co-Founder of It’s By U
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder
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About It’s By U, Overplay, Overplay: It’s By U is a do-it-yourself arrangement kit with farm-fresh blooms, by subscription.
Glenn Frommer
Co-Founder, CEO of Milkbox Partners
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About Milkbox Partners: Milkbox Partners is an angel investment and advisory firm. Based in New York, the firm primarily makes investments in early stage companies.
Kristen Drapesa
Founder/CEO of EcoHabitude Inc.
Social Entrepreneur & native of Hawaii. Kristen Drapesa is currently the Founder & CEO of Ecohabitude Inc., Former Co-founder of HawaiiPoloLife.com & Dawson Media Hawaii.
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About EcoHabitude Inc.: Ecohabitude is a peer-to-peer marketplace exclusively for socially conscious & ethical brands
Antonio Di Meglio
Founder and CEO of SeaStraws
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About SeaStraws: Transforming hospitality through sustainable alternatives.
Zak Normandin
Founder & CEO of Iris Nova
Zak Normandin is the Founder & CEO at Iris Nova.
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About Iris Nova: Powering conversational commerce (SMS payments), customer service, email marketing, fulfillment, & delivery infrastructure for CPG brands.
Greg Laptevsky
Founder and CEO of Myro
Founder Greg Laptevsky, who ran growth at plated from its seed round through acquisition in late 2017, started Myro.
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About Lot18, Myro, TastingRoom.com: Myro is a plant-powered deodorant that’s better for you and better for the environment with ~50% less plastic used with every refill.
Hugh Thomas
CEO and Co-Founder of Ugly Drinks
Hugh Thomas is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ugly Drinks.
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About Ugly Drinks: Ugly Drinks is a beverage company that makes drinks that has no sugar, no sweetener, no calories.
Robert D’Loren
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xcel Brands
Robert W. D’Loren has been an entrepreneur, innovator and pioneer of the media and entertainment and consumer branded products industries for the past 35 years. Today, he serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xcel Brands. Since the company’s founding in 2011, Mr. D’Loren has spearheaded its unique ubiquitous channel platform, connecting the channels of digital, bricks & mortar, social media and interactive television to create a single customer view and brand experience for Xcel’s brands. He has acquired and/or invested in over 35 consumer products and media and entertainment companies and other investments with an aggregate transaction value of over $3 billion. He also serves as Chairman of IPX Capital, LLC and related subsidiaries, a consumer products investment company. Mr. D’Loren has served on the Board of Directors for Iconix Brand Group, NexCen Brands, Longaberger Company, The Athletes Foot, Bill Blass, Ltd., and others. Also, he serves on the Board of Directors for Achilles International. Mr. D’Loren is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.S. from Columbia University and a B.S. from New York University.
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About Xcel Brands: Xcel Brands is a brand management and media company engaged in the design, production, licensing, marketing, and direct-to-consumer.
Ryan Lupberger
CEO and Co-Founder at Cleancult of Cleancult
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About Cleancult: Sustainable packaging and an effective clean, powered by nature’s finest ingredients.
Achal Patel
Co-Founder and CEO of Cabinet Health
Achal Patel is the Co-Founder and CEO at Cabinet Health.
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About Cabinet Health: Cabinet Health is a sustainable healthcare company, starting with over-the-counter medicine.
Aaron Luo
Co-founder and CEO of Caraa
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About Caraa: Caraa is a next-generation luxury fitness brand that bridges high fashion with performance features.
Sandro Roco
Founder & CEO of Sanzo
Sandro Roco is the Founder of Sanzo. Prior to that, he was the Mentor at First Round Capital and the Director of Strategic Initiatives of Bombfell.
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About Bombfell, Sanzo: Sanzo is the 1st Asian inspired sparkling water, using real fruit + no added sugar.
Will Haughey
CEO of Tegu
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About Tegu: Tegu is a vertically-integrated toy company that sells magnetic wooden toy blocks.
Ethan Lauf Goldstein
CEO of Curist Relief
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About Curist Relief: Curist is a consumer healthcare brand with a mission to lower drug prices and improve self-care of symptoms.
Dorron Mottes
CEO and Founder of N-Frnds (nFrnds)
CEO and Founder of N-Frnds. Dorron Mottes is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in executive level positions, leading telecommunication initiatives from inception to significant sales in the global markets.
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About N-Frnds (nFrnds): N-Frnds’ unique agency network platform combines digital and physical distribution networks in emerging markets.
Mohammad Usman
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of D1 Brands
Mohammad Usman is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at D1 Brands.
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About D1 Brands: D1 Brands buys, builds, and grows brands on Amazon.
Michael Mayer
Co-Founder and CEO of Windmill
Michael Mayer is a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Windmill.
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About Windmill: Windmill is building a connected, tech-enabled suite of beautiful and eco-friendly air products, starting with the window AC.
Audrey Napoleon
Co-Founder and CEO of Gostrider
Founder, CEO of Gostrider. Gostrider places Talent in the driver’s seat for their future by monetizing their audiences in a way that is efficient, easy, and most of all, their own. Our business model expands Talents’ franchises while creating sustainable revenue, and supercharging growth. Multi-Platinum, Award-Winning, Electronic Music Producer/DJ with 10+ years of Global Touring, Creative Direction, Brand, and Product Development successfully launching various global Beauty companies and campaigns with notable big name brands.
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About Gostrider: Beauty brands for the next generation of Creators
Julien R. Mininberg
CEO & Director of Helen of Troy
CEO & Director at Helen of Troy .
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About Helen of Troy: Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) has established a leadership position in the consumer products
Deepanjali Kanoria
Founder & CEO of Heyday Care
Deepanjali Dalmia is founder and CEO at Heyday Care.
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About Heyday Care: Heyday Care is a sanitary napkin brand that offers natural and organic products to women in India.
Daniel Adler
Founder & CEO of WinkBeds
Daniel Adler is founder and CEO at WinkBeds.
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About WinkBeds: WinkBeds is a direct-to-consumer mattress company.
Sierra Tishgart
Co-Founder & CEO of Great Jones
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About Great Jones, Grub Street: Great Jones is a modern kitchen company that equips, encourages, and inspires people to cook more frequently.
Welee Fofanah
Founder & CEO of Sa Wea Luxury
Welee Fofanah is the founder and CEO of Sa Wea Luxury.
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About Sa Wea Luxury: Sa Wea Luxury operates as a technological luxury cannabis brand.
Manuel de la Cruz
CEO & Co-founder of Boie USA
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About Boie USA: Boie aims to make personal care more sustainable.
Adam Lazar
Founder & CEO of Asarasi
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About Asarasi: Developed a new source for pure water, replacing the rapidly depleting ground water table with an organic, sustainable plant-based source.
Daniel Kamhi
Co-Founder & CEO of Sardel
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About Sardel: High-Quality Kitchenware and Pantry. Made and Produced in Italy.
Rajib Saha
Co-Founder and CEO of Parabole.ai
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About Parabole.ai: Parabole.ai offers a software platform designed for enterprise domain learning and machine teaching.
Richard Ferrer
CEO, Member of the Board of Directors of GoGoCar LLC
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About : SIMPLIFY the car buying process! SAVE the consumer car buyer money! CHANGE the entire new car buying and selling process! FOREVER!
Jordan Klein
CEO & Co-Founder of Park Diamond
Jordan Klein is a Co-Founder & CEO at Park & Diamond.
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About Park Diamond: Park Diamond is the Safety Company for Micro-Mobility, Inspired by a Near Fatal Crash at the Intersection of Park & Diamond
Elizabeth Scharpf
Founder, CEO & Chief Instigating Officer of Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE)
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About Astia Angels, Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE): Locally manufacturing and distributing affordable, eco-friendly menstrual pads for women and girls.
Jeff Padovan
CEO of Bite Tech
Jeff Padovan is Board Member at The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA).
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About Bite Tech: Bite Tech Inc. is the exclusive licensee of Under Armour mouthwear,
David Arbuthnot
CEO of Context Skin
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About Context Skin: Context Skin offers clean beauty and skin care products derived from natural ingredients like herbal extracts and rich botanical oils.
Grace Lee
Founder / CEO of Nine Naturals
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About Nine Naturals: Nine Naturals is on a mission to make beauty simple, smart and safe for moms and moms-to-be.
Ilana Kruger
Founder & CEO of Dripkit Coffee
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About Dripkit Coffee: Dripkit makes great coffee easy. Our portable pour over packets brew the perfect cup of coffee in two minutes.
Ilana Kruger
Founder & CEO of Dripkit Coffee
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About Dripkit Coffee: Dripkit makes great coffee easy. Our portable pour over packets brew the perfect cup of coffee in two minutes.
Johnathan Webster
Co-Founder / CEO of Wool & Oak
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About Wool & Oak: Premium leather goods that unite classic design with modern function.
Gregory Byrnes
Co-Founder / Co-CEO of Tayst Coffee
Gregory Byrnes is the co-founder of Tayst Coffee.
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About Tayst Coffee: Tayst Coffee provides premium, 100% biodegradable and compostable coffee beans at a reasonable cost compatible with K Cup brewers.
Craig Handleman
Founder and CEO of Tayst Coffee
Craig Handleman is a Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Parent Media Group. He is also the founder and CEO of
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About Tayst Coffee: Tayst Coffee provides premium, 100% biodegradable and compostable coffee beans at a reasonable cost compatible with K Cup brewers.
Mireille Liong
Owner, Founder and CEO of Going Natural
Mireille Liong-A-Kong, a Suriname native with a Master Degree in Information Technology, is an award-winning Social Entrepreneur, author and founder of a series of web communities that highlight the beauty of natural hair and expose the reality of unequal of hair rights.
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About Going Natural: only growing helping change the perception of natural hair.
Lorin Dixon
Founder and CEO of Zavery Cakes
Lorin won three straight state championships, was a McDonald’s All-American, was named Mrs. Basketball of New York, and NY Gatorade Player of the Year. Lorin went on to play for the University of Connecticut where she went to four straight Final Fours, was named to the All Big-East Freshman team, and won two National Championships including the back-to-back undefeated UConn Huskies National Championship teams in 2009 and 2010. After College Lorin played for the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock, Euroleague, and the Jamaican Olympic Team.
Lorin Dixon is the Founder and CEO of ZaveryCakes. Founded in 2020, ZaveryCakes is a pop culture kitchenware company specializing in providing a connection to pop culture through our detailed character products such as our food molds, waffle makers, edible shot glasses, and more designed to look exactly like your favorite pop culture icon, sports teams, tv show, and movie character. Providing tangible ways to bring your fandom and nostalgia to your kitchen table, improving everyday life as a leading brand for health-conscious consumers. We know that everyone is a fan of something, and we have something for everyone with a mission to turn boring food into something you actually love, giving a new meaning to being able to play with and enjoy your food.
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About Zavery Cakes: Zavery Cakes offers molds for pancakes.
Daniel Herbert
Chief Executive Officer of Skygear Solutions
With a background in both model aviation and photography, and seeing the space being created by others with an interest in these fields, Daniel created Skygear in early 2014. Always the advocate for the good use of this technology, he has become an avid and outspoken voice for the industry. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence programming / robotics were Daniel’s focus while in school, naturally making flying robots his current passion. Always available, always engaged, always moving
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About Skygear Solutions: Skygear Solutions is dedicated to providing excellent retail and online sales of radio controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Daniel Herbert
Chief Executive Officer of Skygear Solutions
With a background in both model aviation and photography, and seeing the space being created by others with an interest in these fields, Daniel created Skygear in early 2014. Always the advocate for the good use of this technology, he has become an avid and outspoken voice for the industry. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence programming / robotics were Daniel’s focus while in school, naturally making flying robots his current passion. Always available, always engaged, always moving
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About Skygear Solutions: Skygear Solutions is dedicated to providing excellent retail and online sales of radio controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Shubhangini Prakash
Founder and CEO of Feather & Bone
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About Feather & Bone: Feather & Bone sells personal care products that are simple, pure and portable.
Suzan Hernandez
Founder + CEO of MamaP
With 15+ years of retail, product, brand, and management experience, Suzan leads the vision, product innovation, and go-to-market. Coupled with an MBA from Indiana University and work experience at leading companies like Nike and P&G, Suzan has a passion and drive for blending consumer products with purpose, sustainability, and design.
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About MamaP: We make it simple to switch from plastic to natural.
Hamutal Schieber
CEO, NYC Office of Schieber Research
Hamutal Schieber is an expert on consumer goods and innovation, and frequently writes for major business publications and lectures at organizations, business schools and non-profits. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law and has over 20 years of experience in market research and competitive intelligence. Founded Schieber Research in 2009 and heads the company’s NYC office since April, 2016.
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About Forbes Agency Council, Schieber Research, Schieber Research: Market research & competitive intelligence. Monitoring and analyzing consumer goods & retail trends, innovation, strategies and disruption.
Sean J. Folkson
Founder and CEO of Nightfood
Sean Folkson is the Founder and CEO at Nightfood.
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About Nightfood: Nightfood is a nighttime snack company that produces and distributes ice creams.
Deborah Aiza
CEO/Founder of Sweet’tauk Lemonade
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About Sweet’tauk Lemonade: The next generation of lemonade Half the sugar, organic, non-GMO, fresh squeezed, cold-pressed, never heated, HPP lemonade
