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Emerging brands – Find the information and connections you need to advance.

Build the knowledge to create a manufacturing roadmap. The Emerging Brands Summit offers new and growing brands educational sessions and panel discussions, plus an opportunity to:

Network with other scaling brands

Consult with onsite expert advisors

Meet leading suppliers

Apply for one of three $20,000 grants (awarded onsite)

VCs and investors – Tap into growing CPG markets via today’s most promising emerging brands.

Entrepreneurs from some of the most innovative CPG products will be at the Emerging Brands Summit. Find your next investment as you meet the professionals behind the brands.

Attend educational sessions to gain industry knowledge

Learn about market-specific challenges and opportunities

Connect with industry insiders

Gain exclusive access to expert advisors

CPG companies – Get inspired by innovative new products and solutions.

For a marketplace that demands continuous innovation, the Emerging Brands Summit offers a preview of some of the new products – and attributes – that emerging CPG brands are advancing.

Gain insight about today’s consumer demands and how emerging brands are responding

Network with professionals at scaling companies

Connect with expert advisors onsite

Meet innovative solution providers

Contract manufacturers and packagers –Engage with new brands before they enter the buying cycle.

The Emerging Brands Summit is the place to start conversations that can lead to new business partnerships. Meet emerging brands who are researching the value of outsourced services – from manufacturing to packaging to warehousing.

Promote your organization’s capabilities for ready-to-scale brands

Find and connect with the right suppliers

Consult with our onsite expert advisors

The Emerging Brands Summit is a one-day event bringing together leaders of new brands with experts in manufacturing and packaging to develop a blueprint to scale operations. Content includes education sessions, panel discussions, and first-hand success stories of scaling up. Attendees can also explore the Emerging Brands Marketplace to find both in-house and contract manufacturing and packaging solutions.

The Emerging Brands Summit is co-located with PACK EXPO International, the most comprehensive packaging and processing event in 2022, and produced by PMMI Media Group, a market-leading B2B media company that produces information for packaging, processing, and automation decision makers.

The Emerging Brands Alliance provides year-round education, community support, and growth opportunities to new brands looking to scale their manufacturing operations. Launching in 2023, the Emerging Brands Alliance website will offer educational videos, an expert advisors forum, contract manufacturing and packaging quote requests, and an online supplier directory. Attendees of the Emerging Brands Summit will have the opportunity to claim one of three $20,000 manufacturing grants awarded by the Emerging Brands Alliance.