Feb 28, 2020

This week, we’re joined by Tommy Kelly and Salim Najjar, the co-founders of Sound Brands, a fast-growing company that markets carbonated, unsweetened iced teas and tea-infused sparkling waters made with herbal and botanical ingredients.

Launched in 2015, Sound has been at the forefront of an emerging market for...

Feb 25, 2020

When Marco Canora opened the first Brodo location, a takeout window housed within his acclaimed New York City restaurant Hearth, he believed he was at the forefront of a new category of sippable bone broths. He was on to something: the launch of Brodo sparked broad interest in bone broth, positioned to consumers as a...

Feb 21, 2020

The brand may be called Belgian Boys, but a self-described “Chief Belgian Girl” conceived its thoughtful business strategy.

Anouck Gotlib is the CEO of Belgian Boys, which markets a range of authentic European breakfast foods and sweet snacks, including liege wafels, crepes, pancakes and stroopwafels. Launched in...

Feb 18, 2020

Gotham Greens co-founder and CEO Viraj Puri recognizes that the company’s proprietary farming technology is critical to its ability to operate a network of greenhouses with a combined 600,000 sq. ft of growing space. However, in an interview included in this episode, he explained that Gotham Greens’ workforce holds...

Feb 14, 2020

This week’s episode focuses on how two food companies are evolving to meet the needs of modern consumers.

In our first interview, we spoke with Alden Blease and Emma Frelinghuysen, the co-founder and CEO, respectively, of REDD Bar. Founded in 2014, REDD is a brand of plant-based protein bars infused with vegan...