Ali Finn

About this episode

Ali Finn discusses the journey of opening Cream Pony and the challenges of running a foodservice business in Vancouver.

I am very happy to share my latest podcast with Ali Finn of Cream Pony in North Vancouver and soon to be open Main st. We chat all things about opening a foodservice place in Vancouver, the good and bad, the highs and lows. We chat about working with family and how doughnuts started on a bit of a whim from Alis' Mom, Erin Smith. The doughnuts and the fried chicken are delicious and you should seek them out when you are on Lonsdale or sometime in March or April when they are open on Main st. I...

People in this episode

Host: Robert Belcham

Guest: Ali Finn

Topics covered

• foodservice
• Vancouver
• family business
• doughnuts
• fried chicken

Keywords

• foodservice
• Vancouver
• doughnuts
• fried chicken
• family business
• Cream Pony

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cream Pony

Places: North Vancouver, Main st, Lonsdale

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