For CPG's emerging brands and challengers
Built for CPG's *Challengers*
On The Rise, a CPG Guys Production, is built for emerging brands, challenger service providers and industry associations working to scale. Hosted by Peter V.S. Bond and Sri Rajagopalan, it spotlights the challengers and visionaries shaping CPG and retail.
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Nov. 6, 2026
Once Upon a Farm's John Foraker - Don’t Let Setbacks Become Permanent Obstacles
In our inaugural episode of The CPG Guys, we speak with John Foraker, Co-Founder & CEO of Once Upon a Farm, the next generation childhood nutrition company sold in more than 25,000 stores nationwide and online with a growing product portfolio of organic, farm-fresh snacks and meals for babies and big kids! John's co-founders are actress Jennifer Garner & Cassandra Curtis.
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Follow John on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-foraker-0061732/
Follow Once Upon a Farm online at: https://o
Oct. 18, 2026
Introducing... On The Rise by The CPG Guys
On November 2nd, we're launching our second podcast. It's called On the Rise. And here's what makes it different. Every other episode, we spotlight the challengers, the disruptors, and the visionaries reshaping the future of CPG and retail. And every other episode we will go where you don't usually hear on an industry podcast: the human side of the job. Human adaptability. Managing change. Handling stress. Because this industry isn't slowing down. Between retail media, AI, M&A, and consta...