Beverage Industry Trends 2025: Expert Panel Reveals Market Insights and Growth Strategies for CPG Brands

The beverage industry continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, presenting both challenges and opportunities for CPG brands entering or expanding in the market. On February 21, 2025, Duncan Alney, founder of Firebelly Marketing,  hosted an exclusive panel discussion featuring industry leaders who shared crucial insights about market trends, distribution strategies, and brand building in today's competitive landscape.

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Top 10 Food and Beverage Trade Shows Every CPG Brand Should Attend in 2025

For CPG food and beverage brands, trade shows remain vital hubs for spotting trends, building relationships, and creating engaging social content. But with dozens of industry events competing for your time and budget, which ones deliver the best return on investment? As social media marketing specialists for food and beverage brands, we've curated the definitive list of must-attend industry events for 2025 (It’s kind of our thing - so trust us when we say these are the events you need to focus on). 

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How to Manufacture a Food Product: From Kitchen to Market

Your grandmother's secret sauce recipe has always been a hit at family gatherings. Or maybe you've created a unique snack that your coworkers can't get enough of.  Whatever your story, turning a beloved recipe into a manufactured food product requires careful planning, understanding of regulations, and strategic execution. This guide will walk you through the essential steps of bringing your culinary creation to market.

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Meta Removes Fact Checkers: What Food & Beverage Brands Need to Know

Meta - the parent company of Facebook and Instagram - has made significant changes to its fact-checking program. The implications will rock the social media landscape. Some critics believe the move could have disastrous social consequences. Others think it’s long overdue, claiming that it’s unreasonable to expect social media platforms to serve as arbiters of truth and fiction. 

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Maximizing SMS Marketing ROI for CPG Food & Beverage Brands: A Comprehensive Guide

SMS marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for food and beverage brands looking to connect directly with their customers. So powerful that it can no longer be ignored. But how can you ensure you're getting the maximum return on investment (ROI) from your SMS marketing efforts? This comprehensive guide will break down everything you need to know about SMS marketing ROI and how to make your text message marketing strategy work harder for your brand.

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Social Media Marketing in 2025 - Firebelly Predicts

Your (Possible) Guide to Mid-Decade Success: the social media landscape continues to evolve as we approach 2025… At a speed that would make Buzz Lightyear blush. From the rise of authentic content to the integration of AI, here are seven key trends that will shape social media marketing in the coming year. Disclaimer: We’re not fortune tellers - so no promises. We polled our internal team of social media experts to build this list of predictions. 

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Meet Firebelly: The Gerome Anivado Interview

As Firebelly Marketing continues to grow, from dull embers to a towering inferno, we’re introducing you to the people that spark our ideas. We are always adding the best and the very brightest, expanding our agency in order to provide unique creative strategies for our clients. Since social media is social in nature, we want to communicate on what exactly makes our people here at Firebelly tick and we’re continuing the series with Gerome Anivado!

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Meet Firebelly: The Sydney Wuensch Interview

As Firebelly Marketing continues to grow, from dull embers to a towering inferno, we’re introducing you to the people that spark our ideas. We are always adding the best and the very brightest, expanding our agency in order to provide unique creative strategies for our clients. Since social media is social in nature, we want to communicate on what exactly makes our people here at Firebelly tick and we’re continuing the series with Sydney Wuensch!

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Meet Firebelly: The Seychelle Maloles Interview

As Firebelly Marketing continues to grow, from dull embers to a towering inferno, we’re introducing you to the people that spark our ideas. We are always adding the best and the very brightest, expanding our agency in order to provide unique creative strategies for our clients. Since social media is social in nature, we want to communicate on what exactly makes our people here at Firebelly tick and we’re continuing the series with Seychelle Maloles!

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