I’m so excited to share with you this week’s conversation with Crystal of Bowlcut. She is taking a refreshed look at beloved Asian sauces to ride the wave of the need for lower sodium, plant-based options. We discuss the importance of community and how she’s seen the benefits while growing up in her parent’s restaurant to now while starting Bowlcut. I learned so much from this conversation and it served as a great reminder to trust my gut.

Founded in 2021, Bowlcut is the first and only Asian American sauce brand that is focused on reducing sodium and sugar. Today, the brand's portfolio includes Chili Crisp, Char Siu BBQ, & more!

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Michael Tashman is the Founder and CEO of Churn Foods, the butter brand combining the finest grass-fed European-style butter with the highest quality ingredients. He entered the culinary world starting as a line cook while playing football at The University of Miami, and went on to attend both Japanese and French culinary schools.

In 2020, Tashman launched Churn bringing a fresh, innovative take on butter to the American market. Churn’s butter offers chef crafted tools to home cooks across the US through sweet and savory flavored European-style butters.

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Maura Duggan is the founder and CEO of Fancypants, a delicious crispy cookie brand using high-quality ingredients with an elevated twist. She originally started Fancypants as a decorative cookie company in Massachusetts in 2004, along with creating her own manufacturing facility to ensure quality control and scale the business. Maura evolved the company with her husband and COO Justin Housman into a premium CPG cookie brand in December 2023. With sustainability top of mind for Maura, she’s proud that Fancypants is a zero-waste, upcycled cookie brand.

We chat all about the journey Maura has taken on the past 20+ years, her latest evolution, and the growing importance of upcycled goods in CPG products + manufacturing.

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