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Social Media

How 2 Friends Quit Their Jobs and Pursued Their Dreams of Purple Ice Cream That Gets Thousands of Likes on Instagram

The founders of Soft Swerve in New York City discuss the creation of their signature product and how they keep customers coming back for more.

Growing a Business

The Company That Created a New Way to Drink Tea Is Truly a Product of Love

Pique Tea, the maker of cold brew instant tea, has only been in business for a year and a half but is already sold in 1,500 stores.

Growing a Business

Meet the Entrepreneur Behind the Healthy, Clean Snack Loved by Googlers

How Erica Liu-Williams went from being a tech worker to feeding them with her startup, Gr8nola.

Social Media

Brooklyn Pizzeria Nails Viral Marketing With Its Safe, Edible Take on the Tide Pod Challenge

Vinnie's Pizzeria jumped quickly on the disturbing trend and came out with PIEd Pods.

Growing a Business

The Founders of RXBar, Acquired by Kellogg for $600 Million, Built the Company by 'Having a Bias Toward Action'

Peter Rahal and Jared Smith earned a steady stream of loyal customers with their simple bars, clean packaging and absolutely 'no B.S.'

Innovation

With $72 Million in Funding, the Entrepreneur Behind Beyond Meat Pursues Innovation Over Profit

Ethan Brown put everything he had into founding the company, which has seen major successes with its plant-based 'meat' that's loved by Bill Gates.

Growing a Business

This Entrepreneur Started With a Single Food Cart and Now Has a $120 Million Company

Teremok, which had close to 300 locations in its native Russia, recently expanded internationally to New York City.

Growing a Business

How This Entrepreneur Found Her Sweet Spot and Scooped Up $30 Million in Sales Last Year

Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has 32 shops across the country, sold millions of scoops of ice cream and is just getting started.

Starting a Business

This Entrepreneur Went From Graduating West Point to Setting Up a Cocktail School

Liquor Lab founder Owen Meyer discusses launching and growing the business and how to make a delicious cocktail.

Growing a Business

All it Took Was One Taste, and Now This Former Designer Is Living a Booze Industry Dream

Tom Baker co-founded coffee liqueur maker Mr. Black, which is now sold nationally in Australia and the U.K. and parts of the U.S.

Growing a Business

Investors Saved This Company by Tapping a Food Industry Veteran to Lead It

Incredible Foods had started as a different company and underwent a big pivot when its backers asked the former COO of Ocean Spray to step in.

Growing a Business

This Beverage Entrepreneur Got His Start by Simply Asking a Big Company to Let Him Sell Their Products

Roly Nesi began his career at the billion-dollar AriZona Beverages before he set out on his own and founded Roar Beverages.

Growing a Business

This Popular Cookie Company Was Started on a Whim by a Couple Out of Their Home

Emmy's Organics, founded in 2009, makes allergen-free treats that are now sold in more than 12,000 retail locations, including Starbucks.

Growing a Business

This Entrepreneur Who Left Tech for Food Got $3 Million in Funding After She Decided Not to Be 'Too Innovative'

Nona Lim pivoted her eponymous company twice before hitting on her increasingly popular soups, which now come in a convenient sip cup.

Growing a Business

Her Brand Is Practically Millennial Bait, But This Entrepreneur Still Has to Overcome Steep Challenges

Linda Appel Lipsius is the co-founder of Teatulia, a brand that may as well be millennial bait, but challenges abound.