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5280 Bars: Exponential Growth in the CBD Market

September 1, 2020

Starting a successful business, no matter what industry you are in, often hinges on accurately predicting market tendencies and establishing a foothold in a niche market before it becomes flooded with competitors. This can seem close to impossible in an economy and society which seems to change direction and focus on an almost daily basis. With seemingly unfettered access to information and data via the internet, accurately foreseeing consumer trends and inclinations is certainly not easy....

Ryan Farr: 4505 Meats Resourcefulness of Whole Animal Agriculture

August 24, 2020

When we think about food waste, most people probably have images of old leftovers growing mold in our fridges, or a picky child whose half-full plate of food eventually gets thrown away. Consumer-level waste certainly plays a role in the enormous amount of food waste that enters landfills and contributes to around 6 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, mostly in the form of methane emissions at landfill sites. However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that food waste makes...

Paleo Foundation Adds Pressed Cane Juice to Certified Paleo Standards

August 24, 2020

When most people think of one of the principal problems with our modern-day, industrialized food system, the first thing that comes to mind is probably is the absurd amount of sugar that we consume. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that in 2016, the average American consumed almost 70 pounds of sugar. To make matters worse, we also consume over 37 pounds of corn syrup per capita each year. It should come as no surprise, then, that almost 100 million Americans (about...

UNbun Foods: Meeting Keto Demands of Restaurants

August 3, 2020

The vast majority of health food brands market their unique line of product offerings directly to the consumer. The advent of major online retailers such as Amazon and Thrive Market, and the relative ease of setting up your own e-commerce platform, has allowed thousands of individuals and small companies to get a foothold in the industry through direct marketing practices. As any health food entrepreneur can attest, however, receiving, processing, fulfilling, and shipping thousands of...

Can You Drink Coffee On a Keto Diet?

July 30, 2020

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world [1], coming only after water and tea in popularity, respectively. Its widespread consumption is understandable, it contains an appreciable amount of caffeine, the central nervous system stimulant that helps to keep most of the world awake in the morning. Although relying on stimulants to work and function is likely not a sustainable habit, caffeine has been shown in several studies to also improve cognitive functions (such as working memory...

How to Get Investor Funding for a New Food Venture

July 3, 2020

When starting a food brand, the list of initial expenses can seem to be never-ending. Finding and renting a building, developing an innovative line of products, purchasing equipment, and supplies, hiring employees, finding a manufacturer…the costs can quickly go far beyond the meager savings that many expectant entrepreneurs hoped would get their business idea off the ground. Unfortunately, many of the traditional lines of financing are often not very friendly towards small business startups....

Systematic Review of the Paleo Diet

July 3, 2020

The Paleo Diet has gone down in popularity over the years, while other diets like the keto diet or carnivore diet have risen. However, popularity has never been a good index of whether something is safe, feasible, and effective. Although fewer people may be on a Paleo Diet, researchers have continued to study it because of the potential health benefits it may have to offer. The Effect of the Paleolithic Diet vs. Healthy Diets on Glucose and Insulin Homeostasis: A Systematic Review and...

Foster Farms Smart Crust ™ a keto Alternative for America's Favorite Indulgence

July 2, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here is the good news: a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently found that between 1999 and 2016 the average proportion of daily calorie intake from sugar and refined grains decreased by 3 percent. The bad news? The same study also found that low-quality carbs continue to account for upwards of 42 percent of all daily calorie intake. In recent years, Americans are finally beginning to wake up to the fact that...

Tribalí Foods

June 30, 2020

It's not often that you hear of a 35-year vegetarian turning into the founder and CEO of one of the country’s leading meat produces. Angela Mavridis, however, breaks the mold when it comes to startup health food companies. Today, Tribalí Foods produces and distributes organic frozen burger patties of assorted creative flavors. They focus on using only single-sourced ingredients and have built a resilient, sustainable, and transparent supply chain that delivers grass-fed and finished and 100...

SeaSnax: The Entrepreneurial Art of Naiveté

June 30, 2020

For most people, seaweed might be considered an exotic food that is worth try during an outing to a highly-rated and recently opened Japanese sushi restaurant. The idea of chomping on seaweed snacks while watching a weekend movie at home, however, might seem like a bit of a stretch. For Jin Jun, the CEO and founder of SeaSnax, however, stretching the boundaries of our gastronomic and culinary acceptance has been the foundation of an incredibly impressive entrepreneurial adventure. “When I...