The CPG Guys · 2026-06-27 · 44 min
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Matt Foley, VP of Brand Oreo at Mondelez International, an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 80,000 individuals around the world, leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Follow Matt on LinkedIn at: Follow Mondelez International online at: Matt answers these questions: CPG brands love to do celebrity endorsements, but usually, it’s just slapping a face on a billboard and calling it a day. This Oreo and BTS partnership feels fundamentally different because it was built from the ground up. Can you take us inside the initial rooms? How do you pitch a collaboration of this magnitude internally to ensure it becomes a structural joint-venture rather than a temporary marketing badge? I love that. Let’s talk about product-level authenticity, because you guys didn't just change the packaging. You introduced a completely unique, Hotteok-inspired flavor profile and custom BTS-themed embossments right on the cookie itself.
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