Andrew M. Anguiano

Andrew M. Anguiano is a CPG founder, operator, and brand builder with more than 25 years of experience developing brands, growing businesses, and bringing consumer products to market. In 2025, he was recognized as a Business Journal Texans to Watch and South Texas Power Player. Andrew co-founded Southside Craft Soda in 2017 with a vision to create a beverage brand inspired by the bold, distinctive flavors and culture of South Texas. Southside grew from an emerging local brand into a retail CPG brand, earning placement with H-E-B and Central Market and receiving Walmart’s Golden Ticket at the 2024 Open Call in Bentonville, Arkansas. That journey gave Andrew firsthand experience with the challenges CPG founders face in San Antonio and South Texas, from product development and manufacturing to pricing, margins, distribution, retail relationships, access to capital, and the operational realities of growth. After a strategic pause to apply those lessons and establish a stronger foundation for scale, Andrew and his partners formed SouthTex Beverage Company, a new Texas-based beverage platform built to carry that journey forward. As Founding Partner and CEO, Andrew is leading the effort to bring Southside Craft Soda back to market with a stronger foundation for scale, while preparing to reintroduce TexaCola® and Limoncito® later this year. His work spans commercialization, manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, retail expansion, brand strategy, and raising capital. Andrew is also deeply involved in strengthening the CPG ecosystem across the region. He is the founding chair of San Antonio CPG and a founding member of Texas CPG, working to connect emerging founders with the resources, relationships, knowledge, and opportunities needed to grow successful consumer brands.