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Podcast: Taste Radio
Episode: Insider Ep. 18: From Trader Joe's to Tap Rooms: Chomps, Riff Cold Brewed Discuss Winning at Retail
Description: In an episode that covers retail strategies from Trader Joe's to tap rooms, we feature interviews with entrepreneurs behind two innovative companies: Pete Maldonado, the co-founder of fast-growing meat stick brand Chomps, and the co-founders of upstart coffee brand Riff Cold Brewed, Paul Evers and Steve Barham. Launched in 2012, Chomps has gradually evolved from a small direct-to-consumer brand focused on consumers with specialized diets to one that reached over $20 million in sales in 2018. Chomps is carried nationally at Trader Joe's and Maldonado told us it will soon  close on a major distribution deal with Walmart. In our i...