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Express Checkout

Express Checkout

The Express Checkout podcast digs deeper than headlines to uncover the context, connections, and cultural shifts driving the world of consumer products. Join hosts (and CPG nerds) Nate and Jenna for analysis and conversations with the people and businesses shaping tomorrow's shopping cart. www.expresscheckout.co

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49 episodes

  1. The “dessert-ification” of everything. 42:34
  2. The hits & misses of Whole Foods' 2027 Trend Report 48:07
  3. Durable brands, bad capital, and the death of the VC/PE playbook 44:32
  4. How ice cream actually gets made 45:25
  5. Have we reached peak function? 53:14
  6. The next wave of “functional” drinks 45:40
  7. The creator marketing playbook for brands 29:22
  8. The next wave of coffee is decaf. 1:03:54
  9. Ulta's sexual wellness bet 49:30
  10. How Sauz built a $22M pasta sauce disruptor 42:29
  11. How coconut water is making a comeback 35:42
  12. Is this the next "it" grocer?! 32:11
  13. How this THC brand is fighting the ban 35:47
  14. Real sugar is unapologetically back 51:30
  15. Protein-rich food is a physics problem. 40:43
  16. Thrilled to try Tom Brady's Good Nuts. 34:32
  17. Performative grocery shopping + pro-peptides. 48:58
  18. Why every brand is leaning into nostalgia 36:24
  19. Supplement brands are lying to you. 37:56
  20. Calm your mind, one beverage at a time 51:55
  21. The THC loophole (and why it could close...) 41:27
  22. The best drink you've never heard of 39:46
  23. Keeping up with the Kardashians…CPG launches 58:53
  24. Betting on meal replacements 31:49
  25. Drinkable sunscreen, protein mac, and killer brownies 40:33
  26. What wholesale data tells us about beauty & wellness 41:34
  27. Expo West 2026 Trends and Insights 56:41
  28. Big food is killing health trends 47:59
  29. OLIPOP's Biggest Fan 46:39
  30. The truth about "functional" products 48:59
  31. What Super Bowl ads told us about consumer trends 40:01
  32. Why gummy supplements are everywhere now 42:23
  33. "Clean" medicine and non-ultraprocessed soda 40:51
  34. Every single trend in one can 44:57
  35. Protein for pleasure 41:58
  36. Frozen food's glow-up era 39:00
  37. A year in consumer brands + retail: 2025 in review 49:43
  38. Why every brand has a lip balm now 40:40
  39. I want my Cheez-Its via drone. 34:23
  40. The private-label takeover 31:53
  41. How non-alc brands can still win 45:13
  42. Skincare for three-year-olds 40:36
  43. Betting BIG on... blueberries? 40:48
  44. Why plant-based cheese can't work (right now) 37:55
  45. Last Week in Consumer Brands: Fragrance Trends, Protein Innovations, and AI Retail 35:01
  46. Protein's New Era 1:05:30
  47. Protein is not a trend 40:36
  48. Energy drinks are for the girls 51:20
  49. Man Cereal, caffeinated chips, and the rise of wellness retail 45:53