The CPG Guys
CPG & FMCG eCommerce industry icon Sri Rajagopalan & consumer loyalty guru Peter V.S. Bond explore how brands and retailers understand and engage with consumers in-store, online and everywhere in between. http://cpgguys.com
Episodes
614 episodes
Commer Riff with Sri & PVSB - April 14, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:Unilever acquires GRÜNSSazerac Counters Pernod Ricard for Brown-FormanNutella in Space
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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15:13
Winning in Social Commerce with Gildan's Jason O'Toole & Katie Tripodi
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jason O’Toole, Head of Connected Commerce & Media, and Katie Tripodi, Director of US Digital Merchandising and eCommerce Expansion at Gildan, a leading manufacturer of everyday...
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Season 1
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Episode 583
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40:57
Key Themes at SXSW 2026 with Omnicom's Greg Brown
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Greg Brown, SVP of Innovation for the DAS Group of Agencies at Omnicom. Greg joins to share key themes coming from the 2026 SXSW which dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve ...
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Season 1
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Episode 582
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50:50
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - April 7, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:Amazon FBA SurchargeContainer Store gets a new ownerKristin Wolf promoted at Ulta
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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12:59
Local Brand Building at Scale with Ace Hardware's Kim Lefko
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Kim Lefko, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Ace Hardware, which has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrep...
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Season 1
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Episode 581
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39:21
The Future of Grocery: Introducing GroceryLab with FMI's Doug Baker
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Doug Baker, VP of Industry Relations at the Food Marketing Institute. As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more effici...
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Season 1
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Episode 580
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41:29
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - March 31, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:Dollar General getting new CEOPernod Ricard / Brown-Forman merger talksHenkel buys Olaple...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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14:09
Advertising in Everyday Moments with DoorDash's Vassili Samolis
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Vassili Samolis, Head of Ad Product at DoorDash, one of the world's leading local commerce platforms that helps businesses of all kinds grow and innovate, connects consumers to the best o...
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Season 1
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Episode 579
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39:28
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - March 24, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:GLP-1McCormick to acquire Unilever Food BrandsLast Mile DeliveryGeneral Mills wo...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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15:10
Expanding What's Possible for Retail Execution with FORM's David Gottlieb & Jeff Wrona
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by David Gottlieb, Chief Revenue officer and Jeff Wrona, VP Product, Image Recognition for FORM, the makers of the award-winning market execution software GoSpotCheck and FORM OpX, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 578
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49:02
2026 Early Emerging CPG Themes with CPGGUYS Hosts Sri & PVSB
The CPGGUYS hosts Sri Rajagopalan & Peter VS Bond discuss the emerging themes that dominated the first quarter of 2026 in the CPG and retail industry. From their iconic visit to CAGNY summarizing the presentations of 21 CEO's of some of the...
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Season 1
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Episode 577
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48:48
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - March 17, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:McKinsey AI BreachUlta Beauty ResultsTarget price reductionsKroger Growth Priori...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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15:30
Home Care Redefined with The Clorox Company's Oksana Sobol
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Oksana Sobol, Vice President of Insights & Decision Intelligence at The Clorox Company, Follow Oksana on LinkedIn at: https://www.link...
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Season 1
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Episode 576
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43:22
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - March 10, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:Kroger's new CEOMilen Mahadevan named Chief Data & AI Officer at KrogerTarget's new s...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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15:00
Innovation & Growth with Kimberly-Clark's Patricia Corsi & Craig Slavtcheff
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Particia Corsi, Chief Growth Officer & Craig Slavtcheff, Chief R&D Officer at Kimberly-Clark, manufacturer of trusted brands that are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 c...
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Season 1
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Episode 575
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45:55
Customer Joint Value Creation with Bimbo Bakeries USA's Jeff Hendrix
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Dr. Jeffrey Hendrix D.B.A., Chief Customer officer at Bimbo Bakeries USA, part of Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company with operations in 35 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA employs 22,000 asso...
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Season 1
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Episode 574
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42:23
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - March 3, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:Walmart settles with FTCConsumers prioritize proteinTariff refundsGrocery prices...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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11:35
CAGNY 2026 Post-Mortem with RBC Capital Markets’ Nik Modi
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by returning guest Nik Modi, Co-Head of Global Consumer & Retail Research at RBC Capital Markets for a CAGNY 2026 post-mortem conversation.Follow Nik Modi on LinkedIn at:
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Season 1
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Episode 573
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54:05
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - February 24, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:CAGNY RecapBath & Body WorksWalmart Connect Q4 resultsWalgreens Layoffs...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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12:41
CAGNY 2026 Recap
In this episode, Sri & PVSB recap the highlights from the 2026 Consumer Analysts Group of New York (CAGNY) annual conference.Read our recaps at Mass Market Retailers here: htt...
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Season 1
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Episode 572
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57:43
Fixing Paid Social for Retailer Sales with Ampd's Joshua Gebhardt & Brandon Nutter
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Joshua Gebhardt CEO & Co-Founder and Brandon Nutter, CTO & Co-Founder of Ampd which connects paid social campaigns to actual sales at retailers, unlock...
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Season 1
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Episode 571
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48:47
Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB - February 17, 2026
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics:Grok market shareRoku resultsAlbertsons partners with Open AIKraftHeinz halts br...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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14:00
Live from FMI Midwinter 2026 with AWS's Justin Honaman
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Justin Honaman, Head Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Go-To-Market at Amazon Web Services. Justin is also the host of the popular “Contendercast” podcast. This episode was recorded in San Diego, C...
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Season 1
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Episode 570
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31:30
Super Bowl 2026 Ad Recap
In this episode, the CPG Guys review all of the television ads that played in Super Bowl 60, February 8, 2026.CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: htt...
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Season 1
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Episode 569
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48:07
Real Time Bidding in Retail Media with Macy’s Michael Krans and Pentaleap’s Andreas Reiffen
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Michael Krans, Vice President of Retail Media at Macy’s Inc. and Andreas Reiffen, Founder and CEO of Pentaleap, a best-in-class ad-serving platform focused on relevance, transparency, and performance.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 568
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44:06