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How a Whole Foods Rejection Built a 50M Snack Brand
In July 2019, first-time founder Mia Chen pitched her organic granola to a Whole Foods buyer in Austin and got a flat no. Rather than give up, she loaded a folding table into her hatchback every weekend, sold at farmers markets, and grew a community of devoted customers. Three years later, Whole Foods came back — and today Greens & Grains is a $50 million brand carried in 2,000 stores nationwide. Lucas and Luna unpack the rejection that forced Chen to build a direct relationship with her customers, the metrics that finally convinced the retailer, and the lesson every founder should steal from…
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