At G-Works, General Mills’ corporate venture studio, teams are creating innovative solutions to consumer-related food problems. School lunches for kids ranked high on the list of parental pain points observed by
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If there’s one thing that sells well at the Minnesota State Fair, it’s Minnesota. And that’s artist Adam Turman’s specialty. “Paul Bunyon, the loon, hot dish, Split Rock Lighthouse—I love
Lisa Nicholson weaves a story that many entrepreneurs would envy. Starting out with tomatoes from her own garden, she built St. Paul salsa brand Salsa Lisa from the ground up
Organic, fair trade, and now add compostable to Peace Coffee’s selling points. The Minneapolis-based socially-minded coffee company marked Earth Day by launching single-cup pods made of 100% biodegradable plant-based material.
The University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management has been around since 1919. With 13 degree programs, including bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education programs hosted
Joseph Rueter is in the business of sharpening knives, but his mission extends far beyond kitchen cutlery. Working from a storefront in a Wayazata strip mall, Rueter is building a
Swannies Golf, the Inver Grove Heights-based golf apparel brand, is growing rapidly; it’s now sold in more than 1,500 pro shops across the U.S. and Canada. Started in 2015 by
Is sustainability good for business? The team behind Minneapolis-based Forever Ware believes so, and it’s preaching the perks of reusable takeout containers to businesses in the Twin Cities and beyond.
You don’t choose a Ferrari; Ferrari chooses you. And if you want to own one, you’re going to need more than a trunk full of money. With models starting around
Minnesota Smells Founders: Brothers Mike and Dan Gordon Founded: 2020 HQ: Edina Where to buy: minnesotasmells.com Best sellers: Purple Rain (woods, rain, lavender); Raspberry Beret (raspberry, lemon, lime, apple, orange,
The mall that elevated experiential shopping to mega proportions is now trying find its relevance to online shopping. Mall of America recently launched its own e-commerce platform where consumers can
In her dozen years at General Mills, Lauren Pradhan rose through the ranks to senior marketing manager and then served as founding executive director of Minneapolis-based food and ag accelerator
From a mining town in Norway to the dairy cases of Lunds & Byerlys and Kowalski’s—there’s a new premium butter on the shelves at 60 Twin Cities grocery stores and
Wild Dry: An annually changing blend of local dessert apples like Cortland, Connell Red, Whitney Crab, Dolgo Crab, and Honeygold, aged in stainless steel to create a bubbly cider popular
Not even a global pandemic could stop the flood of new beauty and wellness brands coming out of the Twin Cities. Below, we share four of those brands founded in
The macaroni necklace—long a pre-school favorite—just got a gold-plated update inspired by Panera’s new grilled mac & cheese sandwich. Americans are apparently hungry for fine jewelry that reflects cheesy pasta,
When a branding agency launches a product of its own, you can be sure every aspect of the packaging is carefully considered. Chad Hetherington, co-founder and CEO of The Stable,
St. Paul’s Nellie’s Ice Cream helped the east metro beat the extreme heat this summer with its custom ice cream cookie sandwiches, at $4.75 each. Co-owner and operator Dave Najarian