Taste Radio

Ray Latif, Nicholas Williams

production@tasteradio.com

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Booking Overview

Taste Radio is a food-and-beverage business show focused on founders and executives driving brands, growth, and product innovation. It’s especially useful for PR pros who can pitch category-leading leaders—or promising rising brands—who have a real story around scaling, strategy, and market momentum.

Metrics

Episodes: 879

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 48 subscribers

Instagram: 4.0k followers

Contact Information

production@tasteradio.com

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Host

Ray Latif - Editor and producer of the Taste Radio podcast (BevNET/NOSH). Covers emerging trends, innovation, and industry news with a focus on business-building in food and beverage.

Nicholas Williams - Founder of Innovation CPG, contributing strategic questions and feedback for early-stage food and beverage entrepreneurs during Elevator Talk episodes.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Founders, co-founders, brand leaders, and senior operators (e.g., ambassadors, master distillers, CEOs/execs) from food and beverage brands; early-stage entrepreneurs may also be featured via Elevator Talk applications.
Required Achievements:  
Scaled distribution (retail/online) or national expansion, Launched or significantly rebranded products, Built credible innovation pipelines (new SKUs, functional ingredients, production/process improvements), Demonstrated durability beyond novelty (brand moat, consumer pull, authenticity)

Recent Guest Discussions

Nick Guillen - Scaling Without Losing Brand Edge, Strategy Behind Refreshed Packaging, Pricing Accessibility, New Product Line Expansion

Nick Ajluni - Brand Expansion Strategy, Rebrand/packaging, Product Line Growth, Balancing Data And Intuition, Leadership/ceo Transition

David Rodriguez - Production Process, Distillation Tradition, How The Patrn Way Informs Scaling And New Product Development

Roberto Nez - Craftsmanship/tradition At Scale, Launch Philosophy, Distillation/production Approach (craft Vs Automation)

Recent Topics

Cpg, Food, Beverage, Brand Building, Product Development

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Taste Radio
:

A 'Live' Take: In a Crowded Market, Clarity Wins

June 12, 2026

What separates the brands that break through from the ones that get left behind? At BevNET Live NYC 2026, founders, retailers, and investors pointed to a common answer: clarity. In this episode, recorded live from the event, the hosts recap key takeaways from day one, including emerging trends in ingestible beauty and why a crystal-clear value proposition is more important than ever. Show notes: 0:20: In The Knick Of Time. Six From The Show'. Next 'Gen Drinks. Clearly Important. – Recorded li...

How Mooala Built A Multi-Million Dollar Brand By Keeping It Simple

June 09, 2026

What if the secret to winning in CPG wasn't chasing the next trend – but staying focused on simple ingredients, a clear brand promise, and flawless execution? In this episode, Jeff Richards, founder and CEO of plant-based milk brand Mooala, explains how a commitment to organic sourcing, clear positioning, and a disciplined retail strategy helped transform a scrappy startup into one of the category's fastest-growing companies – even as the plant-based industry around it raced to reinvent itsel...

David's Decadent Bet, AI Discovery & Austin's Top Operators

June 05, 2026

Can protein be a decadent dessert? David is betting on it. We dig into the brand's new frozen desserts, unpack Smash Foods' $5 million funding round, examine how AI is changing the path to purchase and revisit standout insights from some of Austin's smartest operators. Show notes: 0:20: Pod-Assembly. Pints Delight. Bye, Chia. Claude Picks. Yo Matcha. No Sweat Studio. – While a "sample captain" builds a podium, the hosts preview BevNET Live NYC 2026 before sampling the latest opus from Peter R...

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