The Perfect Pour: Sondra Pearn’s Lake Life Caesar Co. Success Story

About this episode

Sondra Pearn shares her journey of turning a homemade Caesar mix into a successful business while balancing family values.

What started as a way to make lake life easier turned into a booming business. Sharon sits down with Sondra Pearn, co-founder of Lake Life Caesar Co., to hear how a homemade Caesar mix evolved from a mason jar to a shelf-ready product found in stores across Canada. Sondra opens up about bootstrapping from day one, stepping away from teaching to run the business full-time, and what it took to scale production, meet health regulations, and maintain quality without sacrificing her family-first values. They talk about the challenges of producing food products in a border city like Lloydminster, the behind-the-scenes work of sourcing ingredients, packaging, and working with co-packers like the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre. Plus, Sondra offers valuable insights into shelf life testing, inventory management, customer relationships, and the power of support networks and trade shows. Whether you’re starting a side hustle or scaling a small business, this episode will encourage you to bet on your idea (and yourself!) About Sondra Pearn Sondra Pearn is the co-founder of Lake Life Caesar Co., a Canadian-made Caesar drink mix company that grew from a home kitchen creation to…

People in this episode

Host: Sharon DeKoning

Guest: Sondra Pearn

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• food production
• business scaling
• family values
• product development
• small business challenges

Keywords

• Caesar mix
• entrepreneur
• bootstrapping
• food safety
• inventory management
• trade shows
• support networks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lake Life Caesar Co., Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre

Places: Lloydminster, Canada

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