Posts in Food - Business
Twenty Minute Recipes from Mom: Amy Matuza Shares How Her Children Inspired Her New Cookbook and Must-Try Recipes

“Mom, I don’t have any of your recipes for when I go away on my own. I am going to miss your cooking and our family dinners probably most of all.” The format of a “cookbook” took shape in my head over the next few weeks” Today’s woman dreamer, Amy Matuza, is the author of Food for Thought: Twenty Minute Recipes from Mom. Based in Andover Massachusetts, She is quite the multi-faceted woman, with experience as a concert pianist, lawyer, strategic business consultant, and Mount Kilimanjaro summiter and more. In this interview, she shares how her children inspired the book, and two of the must-try recipes [including a vegetarian Chili with cornbread] Enjoy!

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How She Built Her Frozen Food Empire Carried at Major Supermarkets: Monsoon Kitchens Founder Swati Elavia

“I want to make Monsoon Kitchens the favorite Indian food brand for America.” Meet today’s woman dreamer, Swati Elavia, founder of Monsoon Kitchens, a top Indian frozen food brand sold across supermarkets. With over 14 years in the food industry, Swati learned the art of the food business through her work as a research nutritionist at General Mills and studying Food science at UNC. Swati shares how she built her food empire!

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Give Back with a Snack - How Twin Sisters & Rising Social Entrepreneurs are Addressing Food Waste Around the Globe

“Over the past four years, we have collected and donated over 15,000 snacks that would have otherwise ended up in landfills.” today’s women dreamers, two high school students, Sia and Simi Gandhi, are on a mission to address the growing issue of food waste and provide snacks to communities in need across the globe. Inspired by an eye-opening trip to Kenya where they saw food inequity first-hand, the sisters launched their nonprofit, “Give Back with a Snack” They share their vision for future young leaders and their top tips to other young, budding social entrepreneurs looking to start their own initiatives. With a motivation to be the woman leaders of tomorrow, they state, “To us, women empowerment is taking it in our own hands to accomplish our dreams. Women empowerment is not waiting for someone else to give us an okay, but to fearlessly do what we are passionate about.” Enjoy their stories below!

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Unreal Deli: Mrs. Goldfarb Talks Launching The World's Finest Plant-Based Deli Meat and Pitching on Shark Tank

“I had gone vegan to help the animals. At some point, I realized that what I craved most of all was a classic New York deli sandwich – so I wound up creating Unreal Corn’d Beef. I thought it was just going to be a recipe I’d share on my blog until enough people started telling me, “Try to make this into a business!” And it became a thing!” Inspired by 100 years of New York Deli history, today’s woman dreamer, Mrs. Jenny Goldfarb, is the Founder of Unreal Deli, Home of the World’s First Plant-Based Deli Meat. From successfully pitching on Shark Tank, bringing on Mark Cuban as an investor, to how she balances being a mom entrepreneur, Jenny shares her journey as a female founder! Enjoy her story below!

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Whiskey Stories: Meet Rachna Hukmani, The First South Asian Woman to Open a Whiskey Company

“I look for the story the whiskey has to tell. That first sip is always the strongest and I take my time with that whiskey letting it breathe.” Meet today’s woman dreamer, Rachna Hukmani, the First South Asian Woman to Found a Whiskey Company. Known for the immersive, multisensory, Whiskey In the Dark® experience, Rachna brings her passion and creativity to all things whiskey: tastings, pairings, and the interesting world of whiskey investing. She shares her dynamic and inspiring journey and advice for young female entrepreneurs.

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Building a Digital Indian Cooking Empire: The Story Behind Bhavna's Kitchen and Living

Have you watched one of Bhavna’s Kitchen & Living cooking videos? With her creative spin on traditional and fusion Indian dishes, she has built an audience of millions of viewers around the world across social media with her simple, fun, and eclectic recipes. Today’s woman dreamer, Bhavna Patel, shares her she built her digital Indian Cooking empire, what inspired her to post her cooking videos on Youtube, and the challenges she and her family faced along the way upon immigrating to the U.S.

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Owning 3 New York Restaurants: Two Women's Entrepreneurial Journey During Covid-19

Dine-in became take-out. The dining industry changed overnight during Covid-19. Today’s women dreamers, Indu Kaur and Kiran Wadhwa, share their story of running top New York Indian restaurants during this time, and their journeys as women in the restaurant industry. Check out their story below!

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