Business and Culture Podcast

The international food sections of local grocery stores often carry the same set of brands. If you're from the Caribbean then Grace and Irie are some common brands you can find. There is a gap however seen with the absence of African food products. It is not to say that these products are not found in stores at all... they are found mostly in African and Caribbean retail stores.

Lola Adeyemi is the founder of It's Souper, an Afro-fusion soup and sauce line that has African-inspired recipes. She recently landed a deal on the Canadian investor TV show Dragonsden and is passionate about making African products more accessible in mainstream grocery stores like Sobey's and Wholefoods.

In this episode, we talk about:
1. How to successfully launch a culturally-inspired product into mainstream grocery stores.
2. The steps needed to jump through to make a product competitive in the food industry.
3. The importance of finding mentors outside of one's own race, gender, or culture to succeed.

Resources

Connect with Lola

Website- https://itssouper.com/

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolaadeyemi/

Listen on your favourite podcast platform

https://anchor.fm/businessandculture

Connect with me:

Instagram: https://www.in/businessandculturepod/

Website: https://www.podpage.com/business-and-culture-podcast/

Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here https://www.podpage.com/business-and-culture-podcast/reviews/new/

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessandculture/message

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.