Pistachios (Replay)

<p>The market for gustatory pain is surprisingly competitive. Zachary Crockett feels the burn.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://puckerbuttpeppercompany.com/pages/our-roots">Ed Currie</a>, founder and president of the PuckerButt Pepper Company.< ... Show More

<p>How much does it cost to design and build a mini-golf course? And what’s it like to run one? Zachary Crockett putts things in perspective.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlyn-conaboy-350136b1/">Katie Conaboy</a>, CEO ... Show More

<p>How do flavorists capture the essence of a fruit and put it in a can of sparkling water, or a tub of yogurt? Zachary Crockett takes a bite.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrymiesle/">Terry Miesle</a>, master flavorist ... Show More

In the last decade, almonds have turned up everywhere. Even at the Super Bowl, where a commercial showed actor Jeremy Renner supercharged by almond milk. Even so, California almond producers have been struggling. Growers have in some ways been the victims of their own success - a ... Show More

<p>Feeling the impact of eggflation? Vital Farms’ CEO Russell Diez-Canseco joins Rapid Response to offer valuable context beyond the eye-popping price tags. As avian flu continues to wipe out millions of birds, many egg producers are struggling — but Vital Farms has managed to ke ... Show More

<p>Chipotle is accused of “mis-sizing” their burrito bowls… so 1 bank analyst tested 75 of them.</p><p>Your home may run on Amazon clean energy… because Amazon is a power company too.</p><p>The real winner of the Wimbledon tennis tournament is… the startup that grows their grass. ... Show More

Ben & Jerry in talks to buy back eponymous brand from Unilever (UL). (00:30) Anheuser-Busch (BUD) sees only a limited impact on beer prices from tariffs in 2025. (02:05) META said to apologize for glitch that flooded Instagram Reels with graphic content. (02:56) Episode transcrip ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">Oscar Pierre is the Founder and CEO @ Glovo, the food delivery site that will get you anything you want to your doorstep. This story is insane, the company was started by Oscar 11 years ago, in their pre-seed round they sold ⅓ of the company for €100K. The company wa ... Show More

From near bankruptcy after a devastating flood to a $13.7 billion Amazon acquisition, Whole Foods founder John Mackey reveals how a small health food store became an empire that revolutionized American eating. Discover how a single near-death experience transformed a 25-year-old ... Show More

<p>In South Africa they’re preemptively de-horning rhinos to save them from poachers… Economics is saving the rhino.</p><p>Big Tech is being driven by AI FOMO… and Wall Street is analyzing their AI spending receipts.&nbsp;</p><p>There is 1 app more powerful than TikTok… It’s call ... Show More

<p>Noah Lyles won the men’s 100M, thanks to Omega’s watches… It was Omega’s supermarketing moment.</p><p>Japan’s stock market just had its worst day in 37 years… and in the US, we face a “3-Bubble Problem.”</p><p>¾ of the food we eat was frozen at some point… which explains how L ... Show More

<p>Women’s health app Flo just hit a $1 billion valuation… so it’s expanding to Millennial Menopause.</p><p>We crunched the numbers on Starbucks… it’s officially Wall Street’s least-loved fast food chain.</p><p>The Dairy Industry is living its best life… because Big Milk bet the ... Show More

<p><strong>Rich Barton</strong> is the co-founder and co-executive chairman of <a href="https://www.zillow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Zillow</strong></a>, a company transforming how people buy, sell, rent, and finance homes. Before Zillow, Rich founde ... Show More