About this episode

The episode discusses the growth story of Alaska Food Co and the impact of freeze-drying on the local food industry.

In this episode, I continued the conversation with the founders of Alaska Food Co and took a deep-dive on their growth story. Everything from their freeze-dryer purchases, facility requirements and choices, advice for expanding your business, and much more.You’ll learn:- Why Alaska relies so heavily on imported food and how freeze-drying can help fix that- How the 2018 earthquake inspired the creation of Alaska Food Company- What it’s really like to scale from a home freeze dryer to a commercial system- Practical tips for anyone wanting to grow a freeze-drying business- How freeze drying supports schools, families, and rural Alaska communities- What it takes to run a food business in one of the toughest environments in the worldJoin 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 about exploring the world of the freeze-drying industry and hopefully inspiring you to achieve more in your business by looking at current entrepreneurs and companies in this growing…

People in this episode

Host: David Leaman

Guest: founders of Alaska Food Co

Topics covered

• freeze-drying
• business growth
• Alaska food industry
• entrepreneurship
• community support

Keywords

• freeze-drying
• Alaska Food Co
• business expansion
• food business
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alaska

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