Jun 15, 2021
In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s Legal Food Talk, host Justin Prochnow welcomes client and queen of plant-based creamers, Madeline Haydon, founder of Nutpods. Justin and Madeline chat about their initial meeting out on the beverage conference circuit and Madeline’s early trials and tribulations to get a company off the ground. Madeline talks about the uphill battles for a smaller company fighting against some of the giants in the industry and provides some great insights on fundraising for small companies. The two discuss the growing category of plant-based alternatives and how Nutpods focus on shelf-stable products really helped the company be well situated for the COVID crisis of 2020. They close out the podcast talking about Madeline’s personal story and her motivation for supporting Feeding America and local food banks and some final advice for entrepreneurs looking to follow in her footsteps. This is an episode about an amazing woman behind a great company and products that you don’t want to miss.