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Studio News + Updates

Pulp+Wire Featured in the Wall Street Journal.
It would be an understatement to say that I am both humbled and thrilled to have been included in the most recent Wall Street Journal article and also interviewed by The TODAY Show regarding this same article. This said, I always feel it is important to follow up on key points when quoted or intervi [more...]
2021 Top 30 Women in Food by Lunchbox.io
LUNCHBOX PUBLISHES INAUGURAL “TOP WOMEN IN FOOD” LIST which includes our founder Taja Dockendorf. Lunchbox, the trailblazing next-gen enterprise online ordering platform, is pleased to debut its inaugural “Top Women in Food” list. Announced on International Women’s Day, the list [more...]
The Alchemy of Ashley Albert
Ashley Albert is the Founder of The Matzo Project, an artisanal cracker company manufacturing traditional Jewish snacks. As the 10th-best female shuffleboard player in the world, she is also the Founder of The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, where she has introduced hundreds of thousands of new shuf [more...]
The Alchemy of Beans
Sarah Wallace is the Founder and CEO of The Good Bean, a female-owned business making tasty and nutritious bean protein snacks. Through the acquisition of Beanitos chips, The Good Bean has become one of the largest bean-based brands in the country. Born and raised in India, Sarah is passionate abou [more...]
Alchemy of Kevin’s Natural Foods
Kevin McCray is the Co-founder and COO of Kevin’s Natural Foods, a line of healthy entrées, sauces, and seasoning blends making clean eating taste delicious and align with busy lifestyles. He began as COO of CalChef Foods before forming a partnership with renowned entrepreneur Dan Costa and crea [more...]
The Alchemy of Before
Steve Thorp is the Co-founder and CEO of Before Self Care Company, which manufactures custom, dentist-approved toothpaste made with clean ingredients and packaged in a 100% recyclable plant-based tube. As a serial entrepreneur, he has founded many influential brands, including Postmark Brewing and [more...]
The Alchemy of Actual Veggies
Hailey Swartz is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Actual Veggies, a brand that’s redefining the plant-based protein industry with its line of veggie-only burgers. The quarter-pound, chef-created veggie burger patties are made with fresh vegetables, grains, and a signature spice blend. Each burger var [more...]
The Alchemy of Made with Local
Sheena Russell is the Founder and CEO of Made with Local, a B-Corp Certified snack company. As a social entrepreneur, she creates real food bars and granola mixes with ethically-sourced ingredients to connect people to the planet. Made with Local creates social impact through partnerships with loca [more...]
The Alchemy of Mid-Day Squares
Jake Karls is the Co-founder and Rainmaker at Mid-Day Squares, which manufactures functional chocolate bars. Over the past four years, Jake and his team have built a fully-automated chocolate factory to sell Mid-Day’s products in over 4,500 stores across North America. As Rainmaker, he focuses on [more...]
The Alchemy of Mason Dixie Foods
Ayeshah Abuelhiga is the Founder and CEO of Mason Dixie Foods, the first and only clean-label ready-to-bake line of frozen biscuits focused on providing fresh, fast, and affordable Southern comfort food. In 2017, the brand was named a Top 10 Innovator by The Washington Business Journal. Ayeshah was [more...]
The Alchemy of Building Beverage Brands
Jenny Bonchak is a national award-winning barista and the Founder of Slingshot Coffee Company — offering cold brew black coffee — and Bright Side Beverage Club, a sparkling water brand. She is also the Founder of Needs & Wants, a beverage company offering superfruit teas with natural antiox [more...]