Food Services Entrepreneur Interviews

College students and takeout food are a classic combination. Three students came together to found LunchBox, an innovative online ordering and waitlisting application they've parlayed into a business.

Rosemary Lab Walters was looking for a unique angle to make her line of toffees stand out from the rest. That's when she came up with Training Treats for Husbands. She shares her story with us in this interview.

After leaving an abusive relationship, Nancy Boru worked odd jobs to make ends meet. One day a friend passed on a vintage toffee recipe, Nancy took it to a gift show and started her own candy business, Lone Cone Toffee. Read her inspiring story in this interview.

Greg Varypatakis might still be a college student, but the restaurant business is in his blood. His parents have run a restaurant for 27 years, and he's learned the business from the ground up. He shares his insights on starting a restaurant in this interview.

After experiencing medical problems, Donna Ratner found organic foods and holistic healing. Today, she and her husband have a business selling Cell-Nique, a superfood drink.

After selling a successful technology company, David Johndrow took his passion for wine and started his own wine company. Are you an oenophile looking for tips on how to turn your interest into a business? Read on.

In 1998, college student Dan Kirsche helped out his family business by building them a web site. Today, Koserwine.com is a successful stand alone business.

This entrepreneur's story is the perfect example of hard work paying off. Alicia Sable-Hunt wanted to help the cancer patients she worked with by developing a nutritional food bar. Today, Sable's Food is a successful business.

If you've always wanted to start a candy company, you'll enjoy hearing about how Lee Reizian Holmes started her chocolates company, Art by Chocolate.

Noah Krinick and two friends opened Bombilla & Gourd, Inc in 2006. They got their big break when Whole Foods put them on the shelf.

Ever get the urge to start a restaurant business, but just not know how? Read on to see some helpful hints and tips from Tony Rouse.

Starting a new restaurant concept that succeeds is a challenging task. Monique Hayward explains how to do it right. Her company Nouveau Connoisseurs Corporation has launched a very strong dining and entertainment concept called Dessert Noir Café & Bar.

Got garlic breath? Jacqui Rosshandler couldn't handle garlic breath so she invented her own breath freshener called EatWhatEver.

Jennifer Savino went from pharmaceutical rep to baker in one batch! Today she is the owner of Park 19 Cookies.

Are you looking to start a business and change the world? Meet Zak Zaidman, co- founder of Kopali Organics, and learn how Kopali is helping the planet while selling some amazing snacks.

Native New Yorker has grown its independent restaurant into a franchise. For those of you who are thinking about starting a restaurant, this is a great read.

We interview Tony Walker, co-founder and COO of Spicy Pickle, an eatery that makes some amazing sandwiches and boasts the world's best spicy pickle. Now expanding via franchising, Spicy Pickle is looking for experienced restaurant operators. Great business opportunity with a great franchisor!

John-Paul Lee opened Tavalon Tea in 2005 with every penny he had. Now he runs a successful and innovative tea company.

Tari Harris Furey is running a successful peanut butter company. It was not easy going from the start, but she's managed to persevere and battle her way to success.