Sleigh the Shelf: The CPG Holiday Showcase
📍 Registration required for everyone. The exact location on the Lower East Side is shared once you register.
✨ Bring your spark one last time before the holidays. ✨
🍪🥂 Snacks and drinks are on the house, and hopefully a taste of the exciting new things the brands are cooking up.
Sleigh the Shelf is the CPG holiday party where the next big food & beverage brands get to hang out with the people who can take them further. Grab a drink, taste what's new, and leave with the connections that usually take months of cold emails to make. 🥂
WHO YOU'LL MEET 👀
🎅💚 Santa Claus and the Grinch: yes, really! They're joining us for the night, so get ready for holiday photos.
💼 Investors: we're bringing in some investors, so hopefully you can learn how to get on their radar, how to raise money, and more about the industry.
🏆 Founders who've made it: brand founders who've already built and scaled, ready to share what actually worked.
🛒 Retail buyers: we're calling in some local store buyers looking for new brands to carry.
🏭 Vetted vendors: co-manufacturers, co-packers and packaging partners who love working with emerging brands.
📸 Food & beverage creators who find brands early and help spread the word.
🍪 And the brands themselves, from first batch to first retailer.
WHY COME 🎁
Meet people you'd usually need five warm intros to reach
Taste the most exciting new products in NYC before anyone else
Real conversations. No panels, no stage, no long pitches.
THE NIGHT 🎄
5:30 pm: Doors open, holiday drinks + mingling 🍷
6:00 pm: Quick welcome + who's in the room
6:15 pm: Showcase floor opens: taste, ask, connect
7:30 pm: Last rounds + a holiday toast 🥂
🎁 Want to showcase your product? Spots are limited, so please apply here.
Investors, retail buyers and creators: choose the "Investors, Buyers & Creators" ticket to request to join.
Space is intentionally limited to keep it personal. Bring a founder friend who'd add to the energy. ✨
Questions? Email kritika@aekovera.com or hello@kandco.ai
🤝 Interested in sponsoring? Contact us at hello@kandco.ai
Hosted by Aekovera (website · LinkedIn) and Kandco (website).
About Aekovera: Aekovera helps consumer brands find the right co-manufacturers, co-packers and suppliers, fast. We've connected 100+ brands so far and are venture-backed.