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the Joshua Schall Audio Experience

Welcome to the Joshua Schall Audio Experience On my podcast, you’ll hear episodes of my popular short-form Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) news segment "Consumed", a long-form CPG entrepreneurship interview segment "Formula For:", deeper dive segments "Deep Dish CPG", public speaking engagements, and any of my new and current thoughts that I record specifically for this audio experience! Leave a review on iTunes and let me know what you think!

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00:09:55

Bodybuilding.com For Sale Again? | Tai Lopez | Retail...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/03/11

What I’ve dubbed the “Bodybuilding.com hot potato game” is basically the best analogy I could create that describes what has happened to the specialty supplement ecommerce website over the last 4ish years. Bodybuilding.com has been involved in three confirmed mergers and acquisitions transactions since July 2019…with a fourth possibly happening soon. The first was a related-party transaction that happened between Liberty Expedia Holdings and Expedia Group. About a year later, Expedia Group was

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00:12:33

MusclePharm Bankruptcy Explained | Is There a Future...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/03/09

Just like midnight changes everything for Cinderella, MusclePharm did something right before the start of the intellectual property public auction that also changes everything. While MusclePharm being the Cinderella “underdog story” of the sports nutrition industry might be a huge stretch, the company is certainly down on its luck and dreaming of a better life someday. To even have the chance at a better life, we must swap an important detail around in this Disney story. Instead of the fairy

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00:13:15

Celsius Energy Drink Must Be Careful | Celsius...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/03/08

With the help of PepsiCo, can Celsius Holdings knockout enough competitors in 2023 to reach $1 billion in revenue? This is the first quarter that Celsius energy drinks were integrated into the PepsiCo DSD distribution system after the August deal announcement. Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) had quarterly revenue of $178 million, which was up 71% YoY. For the 2022 full-year, the energy drink brand had $653.6 million in annual revenue, which was up a remarkable 108% YoY. According to IRI last 52-week

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00:13:38

Optimum Nutrition Reaches the Elusive Billion-Dollar...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/03/07

Did Optimum Nutrition just join an ultra-exclusive club within the supplement industry? Glanbia Performance Nutrition had 2022 revenue growth of 13.9% YoY on a constant currency basis from strong pricing increases. They also benefitted from the mid-2021 acquisition of LevlUp, a gamer (esports) nutrition brand. Glanbia Performance Nutrition is one of two wholly-owned segments of Glanbia plc (LON:GLB), a multi-billion dollar global nutrition company. The brands in the Glanbia Performance Nutrition

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00:13:50

New CEO...Different Company Now? | The Vitamin Shoppe...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/03/02

When making that prediction in November 2022, I never imagined it would come true so quickly, but it’s time to explain what the life after Sharon Leite might look like at The Vitamin Shoppe. Taking over the CEO role at The Vitamin Shoppe will be Lee Wright (or at least he’s filling those shoes right now). I say that because he’s also the Chief Commercial Officer for the parent company Franchise Group. I'll run through his background and also explain the possible significance his previous employer

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00:37:49

FDA Causes More CBD Market Ambiguity | Supplement...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/02/24

Pivotal is an interview-style segment that tackles topics in consumer packaged goods (CPG) and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) from the business leaders that live it EVERY DAY! After years of keeping the industry in suspense, the FDA recently concluded that CBD can’t be regulated under existing frameworks for dietary supplements and foods/beverages. What? Why? Huh? While I read the FDA announcement both at face value and between the lines, the current state of CBD within the CPG industry is the

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00:09:23

Black Americans Who Shaped the CPG Industry | George...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/02/22

Can you imagine living without peanut butter, sugary treats (e.g. candy or cake), breadcrumbs, or condensed milk? The fact is that these daily CPG staples and many more would likely not exist today if it wasn’t for the innovative minds of Black Americans throughout history. While this is not intended to be a definitive list of historically prominent Black Americans in the CPG industry, it hopefully will serve as a starting point on your own educational journey. One that I can actually help a bit

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00:09:47

FTC & The Bountiful Company "Review Hijacking" Case...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/02/21

FTC targets one of the biggest supplement brands with a “first of its kind” Amazon case only two months after updating its advertising guidance document for the supplement industry. I tried to warn you in previous content about the FDA and FTC that things would be getting gnarly in for supplement industry stakeholders in 2023! On February 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against The Bountiful Company, maker of Nature’s Bounty dietary supplements, with “review hijacking” on

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00:10:38

Monster Energy is the "King of Defense" | Energy...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/02/18

Offense and defense are terms that we’re mostly familiar with when talking about sports, but these words are also applicable in business strategy. The easiest way to think about offensive versus defensive business strategy is that when a company is playing offense, its making investments that move the business forward. Alternatively, when a company is playing defense, its making investments to prevent potential downside. Offensive and defensive strategies are equally important, but when you utilize

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00:10:35

Energy Drinks, Energy Supplements, & Nootropics |...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/02/08

Are there evolving sociological patterns that could be driving the massive growth of energy and nootropic products? I’d argue that the consumer interest in caffeine has never been higher. I’ve seen a collection of recent surveys that state between three-fourths and more than four-fifths of American adults consume caffeine daily. While coffee has been powering Americans before America was even a thing, more recently consumers are increasingly grabbing some of the other “energy everything” product

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00:13:38

Enough Product Innovation or Is M&A Needed? |...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/02/07

Are the recent Premier Protein and Dymatize Nutrition product innovations enough or is it time for BellRing Brands to go M&A hunting in 2023? As I normally do with my performance update content of publicly-traded functional CPG brands, I will use the recently filled earnings report, earnings conference call, and any relevant publicly disclosed news, in this case it’s BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR) 2023 Q1 earnings release, to obviously update you on the performance of brands in that portfolio, but

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00:26:25

Supplement Industry is Under Attack | Legislative &...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/02/01

Last year saw a rise in legislative and regulatory attacks on the supplement industry. Should supplement industry stakeholders be concerned things will continue or even worse…accelerate in 2023? If you caught my recent content regarding the revised FTC health products guidance document, at the very end of it...I stated that whether it was that particular regulatory update, state legislatures attacking supplements, federal legislatures calling for supplement industry regulatory reform, or several

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00:09:12

Coca-Cola, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., & The Rise in...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/30

Have you heard the story of how Cola-Cola gave the white business community of Atlanta an ultimatum to help Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? So, I’m not sure if this unofficial content series will eventually become an official one, but I do want to more frequently share obscure CPG industry historical stories that I find interesting. I’m highly motivated to do this mostly because as every year I grow older (and hopefully a bit wiser), I’ve found it more important to study the American history that they

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00:26:23

Energy Drink Brands Targeting Minors? | Truth in...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/26

Who is TINA and why does she seem to hate the energy drinks market? In mid-December 2022, Truth in Advertising (TINA) and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health sent letters to more than 40 energy drink companies urging them all to review their marketing. Why? TINA believes these energy drink companies are engaging in deceptive and unfair marketing tactics that are targeting minors. While 40+ energy drink companies were targeted, none more so than GHOST Lifestyle. TINA didn’t just send a

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00:11:03

PRIME Energy Launch Expectations | Can the Energy...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/24

Logan Paul, KSI, and the team at Congo Brands just launched PRIME Energy, but does it any stand any chance at outselling PRIME Hydration? If you haven't noticed, the internet has gone crazy for PRIME Hydration with the company stating its 2022 sales number reached around $115 million. Remember that’s basically with 11.5 months of business activity, and in Year 1 out the gate. That’s essentially unheard of with any new beverage launch that isn’t a brand or product extension by one of the biggest

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00:51:46

Beverage & Entertainment Intersections | Danny...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/23

Pivotal is an interview-style segment that tackles topics in consumer packaged goods (CPG) and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) from the business leaders that live it EVERY DAY! So, if we were putting together a 21st century beverage industry version of Mount Rushmore, my recent guest would have to be up for major consideration. From successful exits at ZICO Coconut Water, CORE, and BODYARMOR, to his current involvement in ZOA Energy, Chamberlain Coffee, and Athletic Brewing…Danny Stepper is that

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00:26:21

FTC Updated Health Products Compliance Guidance...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/17

Imagine you create a piece of content that gets millions of views. How long would it take you to make a follow-up? A few hours later…the same day…or maybe a few days at the most, right? I guess you could say the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wouldn’t cut it in today’s creator economy. That’s because it took the regulatory agency 25 years to update its previous 1998 guidance document, “Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for the Industry.” You might be thinking that A LOT has probably changed

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00:09:21

Supplement Industry Event Predictions that Could...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/13

What happens when a bunch of shred zepplins, swolezillas, and Broseidons circle around a stack of price inflated sports nutrition products and start making event predictions about the supplement industry? This will basically be the personification of that imaginary scenario! My one big rule for these annual prediction lists is that I don’t allow carryover from previous years. Additionally, since these are "outlandish" predictions, I try and take Happy Gilmore level swings. The second rule was put in

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00:14:05

Top 5 Sports Nutrition Industry Trend Predictions in...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/11

Which sports and active nutrition industry trends do I predict will be the biggest in 2023? Believe it or not, this will be my fifth annual list of sports and active nutrition industry trend predictions. Many of you know that I cut my teeth in the sports nutrition space…plus I’ve always believed the best and brightest companies in sports and active nutrition are the influential epicenter for the entire CPG industry. So, there’s always an extra layer of maybe self-generated pressure that I put on

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00:10:34

Newly Reformulated Quest Bar is a Game Changer | The...

the Joshua Schall Audio Experience ·

2023/01/09

Better, softer, yummier…is this newly reformulated Quest Bar a gamechanger in sustaining market leadership in the active nutrition snacking category? In this latest episode, I'll utilize the 2023 Q1 Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) earnings report, earnings call, and supplemental presentations that were filed on 1/5/2023 as the backdrop to provide broad nutritional snacking market insights. In Q1 of fiscal 2023, both Atkins Nutritionals and Quest Nutrition performed in the top-tier of

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