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Growing a Business

These Childhood Friends Created a $100 Million Brand by Putting Frozen Greek Yogurt on a Stick

Amanda Klane and Drew Harrington took more than a year iterating on the delicious idea behind their company, Yasso.

Growing a Business

How a Four Loko Co-Founder Became the Leader of a Plant-Based Protein Beverage Brand

Chris Hunter helped come up with the controversial caffeinated alcoholic drink. Now he's the CEO of Koia.

Social Media

These Food Industry Veterans Say That Building a Community Is the Most Important Part of a Food Startup

Real Good Foods started selling its chicken-crust pizzas online before making the push to get into stores.

Growing a Business

This Pancake and Waffle Company Dedicated Years to Getting Its Branding Right and Now Makes 8-Digit Revenues

Birch Benders got the attention of Target by working on its packaging and finding its voice.

Growing a Business

When Her Mother Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer, She Started a Popcorn Company to Raise Money for Research

Lauren Mariel started Live Love Pop in 2013 and now sells snacks in around 10,000 stores.

Growing a Business

How This Alcohol Industry Newcomer Created a Japanese Whiskey Brand for the U.S.

Ann Soh Woods tapped her network to get a traditional distiller to allow her to sell their product.

Growing a Business

This Entrepreneur Quickly Grew His Chickpea Pasta Company by Being Scrappy and Bold and Borrowing Tech Company Tactics

Brian Rudolph turned a personal need into a business that sells products in more than 10,000 stores.

Growing a Business

How the Entrepreneur Behind Purely Elizabeth Pivoted Into Her Breakout Granola Product

Here are seven other interesting things about the company and its founder.

Growing a Business

What Drove This Former Schoolteacher to Create a Leading Protein and Snack Bar Company

Jola Sonkin had no experience in the food industry. Now, her company's products are sold in more than 20,000 stores.

Growing a Business

These Siblings Started a Refrigerated Protein Bar Company to Support Their Large Family, and Now Their Products Are Sold in 20,000 Stores

Perfect Bar, started in 2005, helped kick off a fresh snacking category that's growing fast.

Growing a Business

How She Built a Hotel in Mexico and Wound Up With a Packaged Food Company

The Real Coconut sells products that have proven popular at the Mexican hotel restaurant with the same name.

Growing a Business

The Women Behind Humm Kombucha Built Their Business By Getting People Addicted to Feeling Good

The brand started out on a kitchen table. Now its products can now be found in 9,000 stores, including Target, Costco and Walmart.

Growing a Business

How This Coffee Startup Rocketed to National Retail Within a Few Months of Its Launch

Alpine Start landed in sports retailer REI when it was still selling its instant coffee out of plastic baggies.

Growing a Business

What Motivated This Executive to Leave Her Job and Start a Cauliflower-Crust Pizza Company

Gail Becker had a high-ranking role at Edelman before she founded Caulipower, which now sells products in 10,000 stores.