Category: Food + Beverage
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Meet Northwestern & Berkeley alum: Brendan Flannery, Founder of RIP Cold Brew
Tell us about your company: RIP Cold Brew is cold brew for those who are not dead. For those who “Reap Infinite Potential” everyday, who are always active, always on the go, always on to the next adventure. We’re flipping one of the world’s most recognizable acronyms upside down into a life-affirming rallying cry to…
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Meet UCLA & USC alum Camille Lasker, Co-Founder of Holi Scoops
Tell us about your company: Holi Scoops is an innovative frozen dessert brand that empowers consumers to live holi(stically) while enjoying life’s indulgences. Having pioneered the perfect balance between clean ingredients, less sugar, and snackable portions, Holi Scoops is bringing joy back to the freezer. What inspired you to start your business? Holi Scoops was…
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Meet Syracuse alum ET (Eric Tecosky) Founder of Dirty Sue
Tell us about your company: Dirty Sue was born behind the bar at Jones Hollywood to solve a simple bartender problem: the olive juice ran out long before the olives, causing waste and standard jar brine was never meant for cocktails anyway. I worked directly with an olive farmer/importer and his family to develop the…
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Meet USC alum Loren Castle, Founder of Sweet Loren’s
Tell us about your company: Sweet Loren’s exists to challenge the status quo and transform the way people enjoy food, by crafting delicious, clean, and allergen-free treats that make everyone feel good inside and out. Infused with a trailblazing spirit, Sweet Loren’s transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, blending time-honored techniques with daring new and…
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Meet Loyola Marymount University alum Sabina Prieto, Founder of SOYYO Foods
Tell us about your company: SOYYO Foods envisions a future where food makes you feel good in every way. From the moment you click purchase, you feel good supporting a small brand that truly cares about its product. When you take your first bite, you feel good knowing it is made with clean ingredients while…
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Meet USC alum Eileen Spitalny, Founder of Fairytale Brownies
Tell us about your company: Specialty food ecommerce company specializing in premium brownies, blondies and cookies in various varieties. Worldwide shipping of everyday occasion gifting and branded logo gifting for business gift giving. All natural kosher dairy treats; sugar-free and gluten-free too. What inspired you to start your business? Kindergarten friend and I wanted to…
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Meet USC alum Valerie Zweig, Co-Founder of Cookstix
Tell us about your company: Cookstix is an instant chicken stock in powder form, made with real ingredients to make every day cooking easier and less wasteful. Instead of heavy cartons or overly salty cubes, we offer clean-label cooking stock in small stick packets that deliver chef-quality flavor.Each stick lets you use exactly what you…
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Meet USC alum Malia Caskurlu, Co-Founder of Peppertux
Tell us about your company: Peppertux is a pistachio-obsessed food company giving pistachios the PR they deserve. From creamy spreads to drizzles and drinks, we turn premium Turkish pistachios into dangerously delicious things you’ll want to put on… pretty much everything. What inspired you to start your business? We started Peppertux because we genuinely love…
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Meet Penn State alum Iman McDonnaugh-Brown, Founder of WAWM
Tell us about your company: WAWM® (We Are Wonderfully Made, LLC) offers unique, high quality hot sauces that are delicious and healthy. We do this by bringing customers our Trinidadian recipes using only Non-GMO, Vegan, GF, and low sodium ingredients. What inspired you to start your business? My family. My family is everything to me…
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Meet UC Berkeley alum Roma Desai, Founder of GOBBi
Tell us about your company: GOBBi is a savory energy drink for busy professionals who need to energize and nourish— just add hot water for a satisfying energy boost! GOBBi was created to solve a simple problem: how to feel good and stay energized during a long day of work. Our founder, Roma, worked in…
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