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Mother-Son Inspiration Leads To Revolutionary Caffeine Chocolate Bar, Pocket Latte, And New Category For Energy Products

Serial entrepreneur Chris Young has founded several companies, but it’s the latest one that seems to have developed the most roots. Pocket Latte, the alt-coffee chocolate product he developed, has basically invented a new category. It has also created a pathway for Young to give back to his co-founder mother, who raised two kids by […]

Blake’s Seed Based Makes Snacking Like Paradise For All

There’s no denying the staying power of allergen-free food and beverage products across the globe. There are tons of allergen-free snack companies focused on delivering the needs of an allergy-conscious consumer, and the global market for allergen-free foods is expected to hit $108 billion by the end of this decade. Blake’s Seed Based took a […]

Three Plant-Based Truths That Can Satisfy Any Investor

It might have seemed like Oatly was an overnight sensation. Its splashy IPO last month surpassed its hopes of a $10 billion valuation and garnered a chorus of praises for plant-based potential just as a pandemic-weary society was emerging into the light of increasing vaccination rates and waning mask mandates.  Yes, we are more aware of climate change than […]

GrovaraTV Launching With How-It’s-Made Program ‘Behind the Wrapper,’ GT’s Kombucha Featured in Trailer

Since we first started introducing GT’s Kombucha to overseas markets in 2016, Grovara has had a front row seat for the amazing operation and products that Founder and CEO, GT Dave (above, right), has built through his company, GT’s Living Foods. GT’s Living Foods is the largest and most sought-after producer of the #1 best-selling […]

Q&A: New Executive Chairman David Pottruck Back In the Game With Grovara

A few months ago, David Pottruck decided he had enough. At 70 years old, the former CEO of Charles Schwab and New York Times best-selling author was listening to the universe, and the time felt right to spend time on other things. He stopped his investment activity, shut down his San Francisco office, let his […]

A Palate for Passion: Q&A with Food & Tech Entrepreneur/Investor Steven Finn

The first company entrepreneur/investor Steven Finn started at age 20 as a Wharton School undergrad was certainly ahead of its time in 2007. Finn’s rental marketplace startup promised easy, convenient and low-cost access to needed but expensive items like your neighbor’s lawnmower. “On the surface, it was a great idea, and at the time that […]