Karma Nuts Takes on the Snacking Category
The market opportunity became obvious during the decade Ganesh Nair spent in the diabetes division at one of the world’s largest health-care companies. “Health care professionals face a challenge,” said SKU alumni Nair, founder of Karma Nuts. “They are not trained in nutrition and behavior modification.” Awareness of that fact was particularly acute in 2009,…
read moreHome on the Range: A Q&A with EPIC Founder Taylor Collins
Foodservice: A Trillion-Dollar Channel for Emerging Brands
SKU Atlanta Partners: Q&A with Craft Catalyst Team
Standing out from the Pack: Q&A with Kady Sandel
When you walk into a store, you easily can be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of products on the shelf. In a market with thousands of companies are selling similar products, how do you break through the noise to reach your target consumer? We spoke brand strategist and designer Kady Sandel with Aventive Studio, an Austin-based…
read moreThe Art of Culinary Innovation: Q&A with Mark Crowell
Mark Crowell, SKU Mentor and founder of Culinex A decade ago, few would have imagined the the concept of insects as protein, the range of milk alternatives or the proliferation of hard seltzers in every flavor imaginable. The innovation in the food and beverage space is creating entirely new categories, reshaping the store shelves and…
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From Restaurant to CPG: How to Keep the Special Sauce
Mentoring for SKU: Seeking Successful CPG Leaders
SKU mentor team meeting Mentoring for SKU is something special. It’s a transformative experience that positively impacts the mentors as much a the founders. I started mentoring for SKU Track 7. After selling my TextureMedia (NaturallyCurly), I was attracted to the idea of mentoring other entrepreneurs – sharing the dos, and possibly just as important,…
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