Shonali Paul | Digital Food & Beverage

Digital Food & Beverage 2025

June 10 - 12, 2025

Hilton West Palm Beach, FL

Shonali Paul

Founder & CEO Paul John Indian Caffeine Co.

Day 2: Driving Growth and Optimizing Retail Media

10:00 AM Panel: The New Era of Digital Equity: How Startups and Emerging Brands are Leveraging Tech for Disruption

A new wave of emerging brands is rewriting the rules of food and beverage. By embracing bold ideas, digital-first strategies, and unconventional go-to-market models, these disruptors are carving out their share of the industry—and challenging established norms in the process. Hear directly from a panel of founders and innovators who are not just riding the wave of disruption, but actively creating it. Panelists will discuss: 

  • Playbooks for next-gen go-to-market strategies, from social-first rollouts to marketplace—led disruption 
  • Building a cult following early on through the cultivation of loyal communities, creating buzz and leveraging grassroots momentum 
  • Balancing speed, efficiency and experimentation to scale smartly while staying lean 


Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Shonali.

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