San Francisco Grocery Run with Good Stuff Distributors – April 2026 at Good Stuff Distributor Inc. – South San Francisco, CA
Startup CPG and Good Stuff Distributors are combining forces AGAIN for the most epic Grocery Run – we’re bringing you all the top retail buyers in SF, all under one (warehouse) roof! If you were there in 2025, you already know how amazing this event is – DON’T miss it.
This Grocery Run is a distribution-style Grocery Run, giving you a very unique opportunity to connect with all the top San Francisco / Bay Area retailers and buyers.
Featured Guests:
- Angelique Munoz – Buyer @ Grocery Outlet
- Alexander Suess – Account Manager @ UNFI
- Jon Sebastiani – Founding Partner @ Sonoma Brands Capital
- Benjamin Jang – Vice President @ Sonoma Brands
- Ruthie Young – Greocery category Manager @ Good Eggs
- Jordana Fuchs-Chesney – Purchasing and Category Manager @ Good Eggs
- Rob Evans – Piedmont Grocery
- Brian Bernstein – Venture Capital Investor @ Rich Products Ventures
- Hugh Rosen – Grocery Director @ Gus’s Community Market
- Clare Blunt – Category Lead @ Hungryroot
- Jason Panelli – Lukes Local Markets
- Paul Trip – Buying and Merchandising Manager @ Lukes Local Markets
- Luke Oppenheim – CEO & Founder @ Lukes Local Markets
- Becky Paine – Assistant Sales Mangaer @ Andronico’s
- Menelaos Zotos – Sr. Manager Business Ventures @ Albertsons
- Leslie Hamamoto – Grocery Buyer & Merchandiser @ Piazza’s Fine Foods
- Axel Malbrain – Investment Director @ FF2032
- Hannes Vercauteren – Food & Bev Investor @ FF2032
- Ben Yang – Vice President @ Main Post Partners
- Sam Mogannam – Founder @ Bi-Rite Family of Businesses
- Isaac Javed – Owner @ AJ’s Fuel & Food Mart
- Steve Buhagiar – Buyer @ Woodlands Market
- Wendy Kwong – General Manager, Dining Division @ Napa Farms Market
- Vincent Poliarco – FOH Manager, Napa Farms Market International @ Napa Farms Market
- Bobby Vardakastanis – General Manager @ Gus’s Community Market
- Dimitri Vardakastanis – General Manager @ Gus’s Community Market
- Chris Besancon – Director of Operations @ California Organics
- Quin Graddy – Grocery Manager @ Canyon Market
- Maria Daneluz – Buyer @ Canonica SFO
- Jasneeta Nadan – Buyer @ Canonica SFO
- Marat Meshchin – Sr. Category Manager @ Loop Neighborhood
- Tiffani Tyler – Category Manager @ Loop Neighborhood
- Patrick Lefebvre – Paradies SFO
- Monique Orbe – Paradies SFO
- Lubica Batakova – Regional Director @ Paradies SFO
- Wakil Akash – Paradies SFO
- Sandra Isom – Paradies SFO
- Ann Levin – Category Manager, Physical Stores Special Projects @ Amazon
- Liam Bonner – Director of Food Services @ Berkeley Bowl
- Angelita Velasco – Regional Manager San Francisco Regional Airport @ Elevate Gourmet
- Preston Stohs – Director of Retail Operations @ Elevate Gourmet
- Steve Toves – Owner @ Snackwise Solutions Inc.
- Roger Hechema – Operations & Purchasing Manager @ Snackwise Solutions Inc.
- Trei Campbell – Chief Merchandising Officer @ Woodlands Market
- Steven Buhagiar – Grocery Buyer @ Woodlands Market
- Jill Peterson – Sr. Account Manager @ UNFI
Join us for brand sampling (apply below, tables are granted by application only), networking with your favorite CPG community, and VIP guests galore.
There will be buyer introductions and networking – come meet the buyer on your list! Even if you aren’t sampling, bring product with you to show buyers! Sample packets/trial sizes and backpack sampling highly encouraged.
We’ll have food and refreshments available!
Here are the brands sampling at this event:
FLOJO Drinks exist to ignite your inner spark, delivering clean, all-natural, mind-focused energy crafted with yerba mate, functional mushrooms, and adaptogens, and blended with vibrant tropical fruit flavours to help you find your flow, feel your best, and unlock your true potential without any added sugar or the crash.
Gobbi is a savory energy broth—just add hot water for a rich, satisfying boost that energizes like an energy drink and tastes like comfort.
Hippie Chai makes authentic Instant chai that is also healthy and convenient.
Sunday Supper is a modern vegetarian brand bringing restaurant-quality Italian comfort food—made with premium ingredients and real care—straight to the freezer aisle.
Sweetkiwi makes a delicious Frozen Whipped Greek Yogurt that delivers functional nutrition while satisfying a sweet tooth.
Yah Yah Yah is an iced latte brand inspired by Middle Eastern coffee rituals, crafted with bold flavors and sweetened with organic honey for a modern, feel-good coffee experience.
Kelsi’s – founded by a Raw Food chef, makes fudgy, indulgent Brownie Batter Bites using only simple, whole-food ingredients—delivering the joy of dessert without refined sugar, dairy, or gluten.
Gelatin Glow is the first ever gelatin tea pod! Our tea pods are made with grass-fed gelatin + whole ingredients. Simply drop one in your mug and pour warm water to dissolve for a nourishing daily ritual.
Pezzy transforms wild-caught invasive species into single-ingredient dog treats that are better for pets and the planet.
Hoppy Hour is a hop-kissed, alcohol-free sparkling water made for staying present, feeling good, and enjoying more cheers moments.
de- is a premium tea brand crafting naturally low-caffeine teas using CO₂ decaffeination, so you can enjoy exceptional flavor without the caffeine worry.
Tamar is the first date-coffee brand, crafting premium organic coffee with whole dates (seed & fruit) to create a new low acid, lower caffeine coffee that delivers a smoother, side effect free experience with a touch of natural sweetness.
Kampeon is a vitamin-enhanced sparkling water in Filipino flavors.
Desert Dust creates premium, clean-label seasonings that innovates with ingredients and provenance of the California desert. Born in the Desert, Made for Everywhere.
MILKish is the world’s first Watermelon SeedMilk, a healthy alternative made with a superfood ingredient that’s good for you and our planet.
Gelatin Glow is the first ever gelatin tea pod! Our tea pods are made with grass-fed gelatin + whole ingredients. Simply drop one in your mug and pour warm water to dissolve for a nourishing daily ritual.
Nusa is a cozy instant drink made from real Indonesian spices, inspired by centuries old Indonesian Jamu traditions and meant to be enjoyed as a simple daily ritual.
OH MY! Dessert Butters® are indulgent, snackable, unapologetically indulgent, with clean ingredients, no junk ever, and guaranteed to shock everyone who tries them.
Out The Dough is a family-led, innovative brand that redefines inclusive indulgence with 100% plant-based, gluten-free-friendly cookie & cookie dough treats crafted for safe, nostalgic enjoyment.
Mama Teav’s Hot Garlic is a chili crisp made in California with seven simple, all natural ingredients, bringing deep savory heat, crispy texture, and bold flavor to every bite.
Fire Season Goods offers sweet, spicy, and totally addictive Fire Season Jalapeño and Red Fresno relishes that are mild-medium heat, small batch, and made with all natural ingredients.
MOTHERS is a family owned and operated taqueria from the Napa Valley.
SaltyWater is a Reimagined Sports Drink and Hydration in a Can.
Loonen is spring-sourced, mineral-balanced, glass-bottled, perfectly pure water.
Bish Bar offers a functional protein bar for women’s hormone health.
DIME is an everyday MSG seasoning brand redefining MSG through bold, modern Asian flavors.
Mimi Cheng’s creates NYC-born, women-founded dumplings with elevated Asian flavors, chef-driven taste, and clean, wholesome ingredients.
Tuyyo Foods is a multi-category food brand celebrating Latin American culture through thoughtfully crafted seasonings, snacks, beverages, and mole pastes.
MOTO brings the iconic Italian heat of Calabrian chili in an easy squeeze bottle.
NA Beverage Co. is on a mission to redefine the way we drink, connect, and celebrate through functional beverages for social moments – powered by adaptogens and nootropics – for winding down, turning up, and everything in between.
Ancient Sun makes date shakes inspired by global traditions, made with simple whole ingredients.
Save Da Sea manufactures plant-based seafood made from simple ingredient foods.
Projo offers high protein, high caffeine RTD coffee that is lactose free, low to no sugar and made with natural ingredients.
Morenita Foods offers small batch tortilla chips.
Dawnbreaker combines the convenience of instant oats with the nutrition that modern shoppers are looking for.
Joon is a premium pistachio brand rooted in a centuries-old family recipe, boldly flavored with real ingredients and no shortcuts.
Pizzeria Delfina creates hand-stretched frozen pizza made with local Bay Area ingredients.
Date Better Snacks offers nut butter stuffed medjool dates covered in 85% Fair trade Chocolate with less than 1g gram added sugar.
Ocemiam proudly crafts the best Banana Bread and authentic French-inspired Baby Cakes in Oregon. Our treats are baked with premium, natural, high-quality ingredients, delivering flavors that taste as good as homemade.
Lulu’s Asian Kitchen makes better for you Asian meals and dumplings with real ingredients and flavors you know and love.
Kruda makes premium, oven-ready Argentine empanadas made with 100% natural ingredients—crafted to be a satisfying, bold, classic flavors in a real, meal-sized portion (not just an appetizer).
Utu® is Outdoor skincare® We are transforming SPF from a seasonal afterthought into the most treasured daily skincare essential.
KESSHŌ makes asian-inspired artisanal gelato and chocolate.
ChiChi Foods creates breakfast made with chickpeas!
DrinkFolks Jamu are modern root tonics inspired by Southeast Asian traditions — made for immunity, gut health, and inflammation support.
Maté Party is the only canned yerba mate that actually tastes like yerba mate!
Sousa exists to make recovery simple and delicious by combining protein and electrolytes in one drink. We help real people repair, rehydrate, and feel their best. Inspired by a Mediterranean town of renewal, we bring modern wellness into everyday life.
Juice Shop is a family-owned company dedicated to sourcing the freshest, highest-quality organic ingredients, crafting everything in-house, and using only whole foods to deliver exceptional flavor and true functional wellness.
Want to sample at this event? Apply here!
Space is limited! You must apply to sample. A ticket to the event does NOT grant you a sampling table.
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Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Email partnerships@startupcpg.com
About Good Stuff Distributor, Inc.:
Good Stuff Distributor is a wholesale distributor in the San Francisco Bay Area. They specialize in the supply of Mediterranean and Natural/Organic foods, catering towards both food service and retail grocery outlets. Their mission is to promote healthier living by supplying their communities with healthier alternative foods and competitive rates. They are recognized for their vast product variety, stellar customer service and empathy towards their customers.
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