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Episode: 17 - Salt & Straw's Kim Malek
Description: Howard Schultz famously committed to a “third place” mentality when scaling Starbucks into the global icon that it is today, creating a space outside the home and office where consumers could feel comfortable. And Kim Malek now hopes to accomplish the same thing through ice cream. The cofounder of Portland, Oregon–based Salt & Straw—and former Starbucks executive—is working with her cousin and cofounder Tyler Malek to build a national ice cream brand that pairs a dedication to local communities with “deliciously interesting” ice cream.Kim sat down with QSR editor Sam Oches to share what she learned from S...