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Strong Roots founder Sam Dennigan on the growing popularity of vegan food
Sam Dennigan launched Strong Roots with a single item -- sweet potato fries -- in Ireland in 2015.
The frozen vegetables company has since raised $18.…
5 years, 4 months ago
GT Dave on the challenges of being a kombucha leader
Back when GT Dave, founder of GT's Living Food, single-handedly proved that there was a market for kombucha in the U.S., "probiotic" was hardly a buz…
5 years, 4 months ago
Blueland CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo on how the pandemic changed the cleaning supplies aisle
Blueland CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo wants you to know that when you pay for cleaning supplies at the grocery stores, you're mostly buying water. "Oftentimes…
5 years, 5 months ago
Pop Up Grocer founder Emily Schildt on rethinking the grocery experience
It took a trip to London for Emily Schildt to realize that American grocery stores could do better.
"I came back personally really yearning for a groc…
5 years, 5 months ago
'We're humans, we're aspirational by nature': Reel CEO Daniela Corrente on what consumers are saving money for
Piggy banks aren't especially in vogue, but the idea behind them sticks. By saving up a little over the long haul, you can pool quite a bit of money …
5 years, 5 months ago
Bacardi CMO John Burke on e-commerce and at-home drinking
Closed spaces, mingling strangers and loud music to shout over -- bars seem purpose-built for spreading the coronavirus.
According to Bacardi CMO John…
5 years, 5 months ago
Cleo Capital's Sarah Kunst on scouting for business ideas in unlikely places
Cleo Capital's Sarah Kunst thinks the investing landscape focuses a great deal on the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs -- in plainspeak, that's stu…
5 years, 5 months ago
'It's completely inverted': Sanzo founder Sandro Roco on the coronavirus's effect on DTC demand
Before the pandemic, the zero (or low) sugar beverage brand Sanzo had all the scrappy upstart charm and aesthetic of a DTC brand. But, it still sold …
5 years, 6 months ago
How Brightland founder Aishwarya Iyer fashioned an olive oil company after beauty brands
Aishwarya Iyer started Brightland, an olive oil company, in 2018 with the idea of describing the products like wine and marketing it like a beauty br…
5 years, 6 months ago
'An incredible return to activity': StockX CMO Deena Bahri on how sneakerheads are still spending
Business lost to the pandemic has rebounded for StockX, an online marketplace where people selling and buying items -- sneakers, mainly -- negotiate …
5 years, 6 months ago