Amie Kesler shares her quest for the perfect plant-based cookie cracker and how she's grown her company, Carolyn's Krisps with The Savvy Entrepreneur. She started with her favorite grandmother's recipe for a cookie-crisp. All of her friends raved about it. And then she experimented with how to replace all of the traditional ingredients with plant-based ones.
Plant-based food is becoming increasingly popular, as it is healthier. It improves gut health, stabilizes blood sugar, helps lower cholesterol, and is higher in fiber.
She started making Carolyn's Krisps (Carolyn was her grandmother) in a shared kitchen at The Hatchery, a Chicago-based incubator focused on food & beverage startups. Since then, she's expanded to selling online and through several large retailers.
If you've dreamed of starting a food product business, Amy shares lots of tips and helpful suggestions.
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