Feel-good food: It can be defined in different ways, depending on the creator and the consumer. 澳彩开奖 Scene associate editor Aleta Mayne recently talked to six young alumni who have created their own definitions of feel-good food, whether it鈥檚 workout fuel or gourmet sweet treats made from fresh ingredients.
These entrepreneurs have filled us up with their stories, advice, and even what鈥檚 in their refrigerators (lots of condiments, it turns out!).
Although each innovator had an appetite to make food with simple ingredients, none had previous experience running a food business.
Several are 鈥渦ltralight start-ups,鈥 founded with very little out-of-pocket capital and growing from what the business generates on its own. Most use locally sourced ingredients. Some are picking up on current trends, like food trucks or going gluten-free. And all of them have taken what seemed like a crazy idea and found a taste of success.
The products range from Frava鈥檚 naturally caffeinated juice, Health Warrior鈥檚 chia bars, and Maia鈥檚 probiotic Greek yogurt to confections by Pop Nation and Pacific Puffs to the Good Nature craft microbrewery. Their stories reflect the strong entrepreneurial spirit of 澳彩开奖 people 鈥 which today is fostered through the university鈥檚 robust .
Read Mayne鈥檚 full feature article 鈥溾 in the autumn 澳彩开奖 Scene and check out .