Beverage Consulting

Brand from
identity.

You have a vision. A world. An aesthetic that's distinctly yours. I turn that into a product on shelves and the infrastructure to scale it. 20+ years in CPG, a brand of my own in ~25 retail accounts, and I live in your world — not a consultant observing from the outside.

Cimcie Nichols — Beverage Consultant
20+ Years CPG
Founder — Hatchet Granny
~25 Retail Accounts
Modern Hops Distribution
Music Industry
Zero-Proof & Functional
Identity-Driven Brands
Los Angeles
20+ Years CPG
Founder — Hatchet Granny
~25 Retail Accounts
Modern Hops Distribution
Music Industry
Zero-Proof & Functional
Identity-Driven Brands
Los Angeles
§ 01

The approach

01

Aesthetic
to SKU

Your brand already has a world — a visual language, a tone, a culture. I help you translate that into a real product. Formulation, co-packing, packaging, compliance. The unsexy infrastructure that turns an identity into something you can hold.

02

Product
to market

Distribution strategy, retail placement, DSD relationships, pricing architecture. I've built this for my own brand — ~25 accounts through Modern Hops — so the advice comes from doing it, not theorizing about it.

03

Market
to empire

Scaling beyond launch. Category expansion, brand extensions, the operational backbone for when demand outpaces your current setup. The infrastructure has to keep up with the vision.

Cimcie at NAMM
NAMM
Industry
Retail
Retail
In the field
She Rocks Awards
She Rocks
Awards
§ 02

Built, not borrowed

Active
Hatchet GrannyGothic botanical zero-proof. Founder. ~25 retail accounts, Modern Hops distribution.
Own Brand
20+ yrs
CPG Sales & MarketingVitamin, wellness, and beverage brands. Full lifecycle from formulation to shelf.
Experience
Current
$500K Pre-SeedFundraising in progress. Building the infrastructure to scale.
Funding
Heritage
Roger Nichols Archive
Daughter of 8× Grammy-winning recording engineer. Stewarding a 600-photo archive. Music industry is in the blood.
Legacy
Roger Nichols
"

Brands are born from who you are, not from market gaps. The infrastructure just has to keep up with the vision.

§ 03

What I do

01
Brand Strategy & Identity
02
Product Development
03
Formulation & Co-Packing
04
Distribution Strategy
05
Retail Placement
06
Category Creation
07
Fundraising Advisory
08
Music & Culture Brands
09
Scale & Operations

Let's build.

You've got the vision. I've got the infrastructure. Tell me what you're making and I'll tell you how to get it on shelves.






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