On this episode I sit down with Casey Marielle, one of the two sisters behind Jaju Pierogi.
Sixty years ago, their Jaju (dziadziu, or grandfather) started a Polish food business with his brothers and sisters in Western Massachusetts—hand-crafting pierogi, golabki, and kielbasa for their community. Fast forward to the ‘90s and you’d find the girls spending their weekends cutting, stuffing, and sealing pierogi in the back kitchen alongside their elders.
Finally, in 2015, Vanessa & Casey decided to head to the family store and dust off their grandfather’s recipes. They started selling at farmers markets and grew the business! They are now available in 2500 stores nationwide!
We chat about their history, leaving the corporate world and some of the dynamics of running a family business.
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