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.
April 19, 2023
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
DFW CPG Main Event: Angel Investing – What you need to know & how to pitch them.
Date and time:
Wed, April 19, 2023
6:00 PM (CST)
Location:
Network Bar
331 Singleton Blvd, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75212
About this event:
Speakers will Include:
- Ellen Smoak, Founder of The Society of Women Entrepreneurs and #1 Bestselling Author and TEDx Speaker
- Ellen is a #1 bestselling author, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur who has been called a “true change agent” by Marci Shimoff, star of the hit movie The Secret. Her passion for women supporting women is informed by her experience, during adolescence, of terrible bullying at the hands of other girls. Experience matched with later insights about this and related problems led Ellen to create The Society of WE.
- Katie Dunn, Partner at PowerToPitch and Angel Investor
- Katie spent 25+ years financing over $10 billion in commercial real estate for various banks and financial institutions. She has now pivoted full-time to focusing on her global angel investment portfolio funding underrepresented founders in CPG and tech and helping founders get funded faster by advising them on their pitch, deck, and fundraising strategy with Power To Pitch
September 20, 2023 - September 23, 2023
All Day
Special Announcement: Texas Pavilion at Expo East 2023
For the 1st time EVER, we welcome all Texas Companies to exhibit together in the all-new Texas Pavilion at Expo East in Philadelphia Sept 20-23, 2023!
This is a place where you can showcase and sample your product(s) with fellow Texas-based brands, sharing in your knowledge and helping each other to succeed. Expo East has on average 18,500 attendees (31.7% retailers, 29.1% distributors, 6.5% health practitioners, 5.5% food service, 3.6% press members, and 24.8% industry professionals). You will see Target, Kroger, Jimbo’s, Cambridge Naturals, Rainbow Blossom, Walmart and many more! For a list of retailers that attended last year, click HERE. The Texas Pavilion will have prime real estate straight up from our Main Entrance to Hall A.
If you haven’t exhibited with us before, your first step is to fill out a New Exhibitor Application. Cost is $95 and it is good for one year (both Natural Products Expo East 2023 and Natural Products Expo West 2024). It takes 5-7 business days to receive approval. Once approved, you can reach out to me to book a booth in the TEXAS PAVILION! If you already exhibit with us, then you are ready to move on to the next step.
Space in the pavilion is limited to 12 companies! Each company will receive one 10×10 booth which comes with 6 badges, 8’ pipe & drape in the back and 3’ on the side(s), physical and virtual booth and inclusion in our all-new platform BEACON which is a database designed to connect you with buyers looking for your product, ingredients, certifications, mission.
Pricing: 40% is due upon receipt of invoice and 60% by 5/5/23
- 10×10 corner = $7,790
- 10×10 inline = $6,640
Add-on Options to increase your visibility: click HERE
The deadline to sign up is August 1st!
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!
