In this episode, you'll hear from Adrienne McNicholas, Co-Founder of Food Huggers. Food Huggers make it easy to adopt sustainable practices at home. They offer customer solutions that make sustainable habits easy and fun to do without giving up convenience or style.
Their inspiration is delicious fresh food and their goal is to help people reduce waste at home. They’re made of 100% FDA food grade silicone, are dishwasher, freezer and microwave safe, and will last you a lifetime. Say goodbye to all that wasted produce and unnecessary plastic wrap, and hello to Food Huggers!
Episode Highlights:
2:55 - Get to know Adrienne from growing up in Pittsburgh to living in Spain
12:52 - The "chickstarters" - how Food Huggers received their funding
17:18 - Being in a different culture and different approach to food
26:01 - Artichokes and the benefits of eating seasonally
Get to know Adrienne McNicholas:
Adrienne McNicholas is an experienced designer and entrepreneur with a passion for bringing creative projects to life. With over 20 years of experience in brand development and new product design, Adrienne's expertise lies in organizing creative projects that fulfill established business goals.
Currently, Adrienne serves as the CoFounder and CEO of Food Huggers, a multi-million dollar brand that she co-founded with industrial designer Michelle Ivankovic. Launched on Kickstarter, Food Huggers is a patented way to store fruits and vegetables that is sold around the world.
Adrienne is also the Co-Founder of Bambino Play, a company she started with industrial designer Liz Crawford. Together, they created a biodegradable version of the classic tangram game and built a brand that allows for future growth of contemporary designs of classic games.
Prior to her work with Food Huggers and Bambino Play, Adrienne founded Klinik Inc in 2001, where she built actionable design strategies for manufacturers of all sizes. She was responsible for all stages of new product development, from strategy and creative direction to 2D and 3D production drawings, prototypes, and product launch strategy..
Adrienne's designs and products have won several awards, including Best Collection at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair design show in New York and Best Collection at the New York International Gift Show. Her passion for design and entrepreneurship continues to drive her work today.
Website: Food Huggers
Instagram: @foodhuggers
Facebook: Food Huggers
YouTube: Food Huggers
Adrienne has gifted you the listener with 15% off, use code LIMITLESS15 at checkout.
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