{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup CPG Podcast","title":"#212 - King of Sauce: How Eric Skae Has Grown Carbone Fine Food into a $100M+ Brand ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/231b0a65\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2566,"description":"In this episode of the Startup CPG Podcast, Daniel Scharff welcomes back Eric Skae, CEO of Carbone Fine Food, to discuss the brand’s rapid ascent in the premium pasta sauce category. Eric shares how Carbone scaled from launch to more than 25,000 retail doors in under five years, while maintaining strong velocities and brand integrity.\n\nThey explore Carbone’s distribution-first strategy, disciplined approach to innovation, and the importance of product quality in building consumer trust. Eric also provides insights into team building, co-packer management, capital efficiency, and sustainable scaling.\n\nThis episode offers valuable lessons for emerging food and beverage brands navigating growth and category disruption.\nDon’t miss this valuable episode. Tune in now!\n\nListen in as they share about:\nCarbone Brand Growth\nGo-to-Market & Strategy\nProduct Innovation\nOperations & Quality Control\nTeam & Hiring\nFunding & Capital Efficiency\nSales & Retail Relationships\nAdvice for Early-Stage Brands\n\n\nEpisode Links:\nWebsite: https://carbonefinefood.com/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-skae-7712b017/ \n\nDon't forget to leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify if you enjoyed this episode. For potential sponsorship opportunities or to join the Startup CPG community, visit http://www.startupcpg.com.\n\nShow Links:\n\nTranscripts of each episode are available on the Transistor platform that hosts our podcast here (click on the episode and toggle to “Transcript” at the top)\nJoin the Startup CPG Slack community (20K+ members and growing!)\nFollow @startupcpg\nVisit host Daniel's Linkedin \nQuestions or comments about the episode? Email Daniel at podcast@startupcpg.com\nEpisode music by Super Fantastics","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pMuUaMpWaAi3tfCEgC2OkLBVzokuLjLsIzwDIbGFqi4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTFl/MTgxNTNlZTAwZjU1/ZmNmNWM1ZjkwMDg5/NTU4MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}