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Building Businesses From Day One

Written by Tenney Rosenblum | Mar 16, 2026 4:13:05 PM

Elena Gonzalez, COO of Union Kitchen, joined Tony from Timpl on his podcast to discuss the challenges of starting a consumer food business.

Elena dives into the gritty realities of food scaling (shelf life challenges, production hurdles, and sales!), why Union Kitchen's Accelerator accepts founders from day one, the magic of in-store demos for raw customer feedback, and more!

Watch it HERE.