How a one lunged economist and her chef husband launched a dairy-nut-soy-free cheese company in Los Angeles.
Interview with Veronica Fil from Grounded Foods
In July of 2019 , Veronica Fil, an ex-economist and her husband Shaun Quade, an award-winning chef decided to pack up everything, scrape together their life savings and move from sunny Melbourne, Australia to the US to launch their cheese-free cheese company Grounded Foods.
Today, Grounded has over 30 different plant-based cheeses, is backed by Big Idea Ventures, and is one of the hottest alternative dairy companies covered in media outlets across the globe thanks to their innovative dairy-nut-soy-free cheese.
Veronica shares more about their journey and how they came up with the idea, what it’s like to fundraise during a crisis and how she’s kept a positive mindset despite the current situation.
The Secret Sauce by FoodHack
In a fast changing industry, it’s good to know how to get ahead. The Secret Sauce is a business podcast where host, Arman Anaturk, co-founder of FoodHack, speaks with disruptive entrepreneurs and innovators from across the food industry to learn more about the businesses they’ve built.