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Podcast: Startup to Storefront
Episode: Love + Chew - Lauren Chew 🍪
Description: Meet Lauren Chew: The "Accidental Entrepreneur" Behind Love+Chew Cookies 🍪 In 2018, Lauren went completely vegan and needed to rethink her diet—especially her sweet treats. She started experimenting in her tiny San Francisco apartment and, by 2019, transformed her side hustle into a full-fledged business: Love+Chew cookies. Her secret? Delicious, plant-based cookies made with minimal, wholesome ingredients. Fast forward to today, and you can find Love+Chew cookies in over 2,000 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, select Costco locations, and even on Amazon! But what makes Lauren's journey truly remarkable? She's bootstrapped her business from day one with zero outside...