🗣️ Hey CPG brands – this is the guide to all of our upcoming opportunities for your brand to shine! Exhibiting in our sections at trade shows, sampling opportunities, buyer meetings, awards, and more – if there’s an application, we’ve got a link for it here!

Before you jump in, there are a few things you need to know:

  1. Only brands who are active in our Slack community will be considered for opportunities with Startup CPG. Join here now: www.startupcpg.com — just click the button on our homepage, and you’ll get set up – it’s free to join!
  2. Only brands who are in our official database are eligible for opportunities within our community, so make sure you’re in there! Make it official **here ✨**
  3. “Brands” refers to CPG brands that are manufacturing CPG products. Our community currently defines CPG brands as brands making products that you put in or on your body, such as food, beverages, health and beauty, pet, and some household products. Service providers: we love having you in our community, but please note that our brand database and brand opportunities are strictly for CPG brands manufacturing products.

👋🏼 Welcome to the community - if you have friends in CPG, invite them to join by sending them to startupcpg.com!

🫣 Questions? Reach out to: [email protected]

Opportunities Currently Accepting Applications:

**Denver Grocery Run @ Newtopia Now

August 19, 2026** (rolling deadline)

Startup CPG is hosting another Grocery Run in Denver during Newtopia Now 2026! This is going to be THE best networking event of the entire trade show, hands down.

Last year, we were joined by buyers and leaders from Thrive Market, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, King Soopers, Meijer, 7-Eleven, GoPuff, UNFI, and more — and this year is shaping up to be even bigger!

📌 APPLY HERE

**Startup CPG Section @ Newtopia Now 2026

August 18-20, 2026** (rolling deadline)

Startup CPG has partnered with New Hope on a dedicated section for Newtopia Now 2026 in Denver, Colorado, from August 18- 20th — the show floor is open Aug 19-20th.

Our Startup CPG Dedicated Section is located in the Thrive neighborhoods. Our section is made up of 24 tabletop exhibit spaces, and if selected, you will get at a 10% discount! To be eligible for our section, you must be a first or second-time exhibitor at any New Hope show (including Expo West). Our own Startup CPG team tabletop will be in this section as well, and as always, we plan to drive a ton of excitement around our area, offering guided tours and office hours with premier buyers, and tons of networking events in our area.

📌 APPLY HERE

**SoCal Grocery Run

September 30, 2026** (rolling deadline)

We're back with another distributor-style Grocery Run this fall! Join us for the biggest Grocery Run yet! We expect 70 sampling brands, 50+ buyers, and over 200 in attendance at this event. This Grocery Run is a very unique opportunity to connect with the top Southern California distributors, retailers, and buyers - all under one roof!

Thank you to HiTouch Libations for hosting this event; you're going to love their Santa Ana warehouse!