The Entrepreneurs

Stories behind the food we love.

Turning a Childhood Snack into a Grown Business

By Ann Sowell

A gluten allergy was the spark that ignited the company Granola’d for these two Tennessee sisters.

Pairs Well with Everything!

By Stacy Brooks

These Minneapolis best childhood friends turned their cooking passion into a thriving business.

Notes of Jersey and Italy from The Sauce Boss of San Diego

By Nicolette Degrassi

April Fields put all her tomatoes into one jar and created The Curvy Italian, making pasta safe for sauce in San Diego and beyond.

Talking Grape with Oregon’s First Black Winery Owner

By Allanah Dykes

What started as a hobby during college has turned into a ground-breaking woman-owned winery with more than 30 vintages.

The “Jalen Special” is a FoodChasers’ Kitchen Touchdown

By Nicolette Degrassi

Forget the playoffs. These Philly-based twin sister-educators have found restaurant success that goes all year round.

Two Sisters and a Farm: Meet the Founders of Painterland Skyr Yogurt

By Elizabeth Hazard

Haley and Stephanie Painter set out to save their family farm and connect the mission of eating well – with all natural yogurt!

This Energy Bar Packs an Affordable Wallop

By Elizabeth Hazard

This Yale student was burning a hole in his pocket during study breaks. So he and two classmates invented a more wallet-friendly snack.

Come for the food. Stay for the Duckpins.

By LA Bourgeois

This Charlotte couple decided to up the ante on bowling alley food. Their new supper club is proving a perfect strike.

Sobriety on Tap in This L.A. Spirits Shop

By Allanah Dykes

One woman’s lament over the dearth of good non-alcoholic cocktails leads to a bottle shop business in LA.