Dallas-Fort Worth has quickly become home to some of the most successful food and beverage companies in the world, as well as dozens of early- to late-stage CPG brands. Thousands of CPG investors and other CPG professionals call the Metroplex home — and our numbers are increasing every year.
As our industry has grown, so has the need for a CPG community that cares about seeing each other succeed. This is why DFW CPG was founded in 2019 — and why we invite you to join us today!
By combining and sharing our experience and strength, we’ll help you grow through shared knowledge and experience, and through regular events that foster connection and opportunity.
Who We Are
DFW CPG was created to serve the industry that has provided our community with so much opportunity to build and grow careers and businesses. The values we hold reflect a desire to selflessly help and assist others, to serve the community in a meaningful way, and to advance the creation and growth of consumer packaged goods businesses.
Our members represent all aspects of the consumer packaged goods industry, and we believe that we are better together because we share the following values:
- We are in service to our CPG stakeholders.
- We personify the power of connection.
- We seek and embrace diversity & inclusion.
- We live the mission and are engaged members
How We Can Serve You
Our Brands
DFW CPG always adds value to my day when I engage with them from a virtual happy hour or speaker, to networking and referrals. I owe a great deal of my brand’s growth over the past 12 months to DFW CPG as they have introduced me to the SKU accelerator program and have connected me with key players that support All Y’alls Foods. I am grateful for DFW CPG and as a CPG founder in the DFW area, it only makes sense to be a part of it.
January 27, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Benefitting from CPG Exit Market Information
Join us for a look at the exit market for CPG brands and how you can use it for fundraising and what you can do today to position your brand for the best possible outcome (no matter your size or how far in the future an exit may be).
Hear from the experts at Stout – John Lahti, T.J. Hope, Gian Ricco, and Rob von Furth on Thursday, January 27 from noon-1pm. Register here.
February 9, 2022
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
DFW CPG Main Event : Storytelling For Influence
***EVENT UPDATED***
Date and time:
Wed, February 9, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (CST)
Location:
Four Corners Brewing Company
1311 South Ervay Street
Dallas, TX 75215
*Complimentary Urban Taco bar and Four Corners Brewing beverages.
Grab your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dfw-cpg-main-event-storytelling-for-influence-tickets-225559593817
Featured Event Sponsor: Iron Clad Consulting
About this event:
Storytelling For Influence. Join us on Wednesday, February 9th from 6:00 PM CT – 8:00 PM CT at Four Corners Brewing Co. to learn from Eric Harris, CEO of MindHandle, Forbes Business Council Member, and Texas Christian University Visiting Professor. In this masterclass, you will learn the science of storytelling (on an emotional and chemical level) and why it is the most effective way to present and strengthen your personal and business communication.
Storytelling for Influence
- The problem with most modern presentations: They’re the air we breathe in business, but the vast majority of them are ineffective.
- The science of storytelling (on an emotional and chemical level) and why it’s the most effective way to present.
- If you take a minute to spot patterns all around you, you’ll find inspiration for your presentation.
- Here’s one tool (The Movie Trailer) you can use to guide your next high-stakes presentation and get your audience craving more.
About the presenter: Eric Harris
Strategist by trade, storyteller by aptitude, creative by accident, professor by design. MindHandle CEO Eric Harris’ resume may not read the way you’d expect it to, but the sum of these experiences helps him empathize with clients, students, and the agency team.
After several years in large advertising agencies, Eric joined his clients on the corporate team at YUM! Brands, where he led Pizza Hut’s integrated communications for 2 years. The experience taught Eric not only what it was like to be on the “buying” side of the agency economy, but also how much room there was to improve on internal communications. That’s why Eric founded GatherRound, a training company focused on storytelling for presentations.
In 2018, GatherRound and MindHandle merged, creating an employment branding agency with the talent and expertise to reach employees with advertising quality messages. As CEO Eric provides the vision that becomes decisions in the agency, and if he’s ever missing, look no further than the nearest whiteboard.
Eric is a self-proclaimed suburban lumberjack, a communications professor via TCU Neely Executive Education, drummer, Forbes Business Council contributor, and a camp-in-the-backyard father of two.
October 14, 2021
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
All things E-commerce: How to Drive Results with Your E-commerce Strategies
Insights from industry and CPG brand experts on the ins and outs of building a strong e-commerce business for your brands. This is an informal, small format session with our experts, Brice and Brandi, who will bring their experience and knowledge. And, be ready to ask your questions about driving your brands’ growth in e-commerce channels. Plan to join at noon CT on October 14th, sign up on our events page here, or on one of our social channels. Everyone is welcome!
