About this episode

David Leaman interviews experts from Faroe Tech about freeze-drying processes and business insights.

I got to sit down with Russell King, John Olsen, and David Unruh from Faroe Tech, and these guys have over 75 years of combined freeze-drying experience. They work with facilities that process over 100,000 pounds a day, and they break down everything in a way that actually makes sense.We cover how freeze dryers really work, why products turn to powder (and how to fix it), energy costs that can waste hundreds of thousands of dollars, packaging that makes or breaks your shelf life, and what it takes to scale from home units to commercial operations.Whether you're freeze-drying at home, running a small business, or thinking about going commercial, Russell, John, and David answer the questions everyone asks but few people can actually answer from real experience.How to get in touch with the Faroe Tech team? Here's their website: https://faroetech.com/contact/. They are also on LinkedIn if you search for their names.Join the BEST Freeze-Drying Community - https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-associationAttend the Freeze Dried Summit - https://freezedriedsummit.com/Download the FREE Spreadsheet Template: https://freezedriedbusiness.com/spreadsheet/The Frozen Assets Podcast series is all…

People in this episode

Host: David Leaman

Guests: Russell King, John Olsen, David Unruh

Topics covered

• freeze-drying
• entrepreneurship
• commercial operations
• energy costs
• packaging
• home units

Keywords

• freeze-drying
• energy costs
• packaging
• commercial operations
• home units
• Faroe Tech
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Faroe Tech, Freeze Dried Association, Freeze Dried Summit, Frozen Assets Podcast, faroetech.com, freezedriedbusiness.com

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