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Podcast: Closed Monday
Episode: The Granola Bar: A Tale of Resilience and Reinvention
Description: Dana Noorily and Julie Mountain met in Westport, CT in 2010 at a birthday party that both were attending with their daughters. They immediately struck up a conversation about how to get their kids to eat in a more balanced way, and a friendship was born. Upon meeting, Julie shared her idea with Dana to start a granola company — to make a beautiful, handmade, giftable granola. Dana was on board and O.A.T.S. Granola was born and sold at Whole Foods and many other stores along the east coast. Operations began in their home kitchens until they quickly gr...