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You are tuning into a special series, The Tidbit Takes the Road. In October 2020 Kim Bryden, CEO of Cureate and Host of The Tidbit, decided to hit the road on a cross-country listening tour to learn more about how non-coastal small businesses and small towns had been faring in 2020. How were they adapting and innovating? What new ways were people thinking about the economy? On this episode of The...

You are tuning into a special series, The Tidbit Takes the Road. In October 2020 Kim Bryden, CEO of Cureate and Host of The Tidbit, decided to hit the road on a cross-country listening tour to learn more about how non-coastal small businesses and small towns had been faring in 2020. How were they adapting and innovating? What new ways were people thinking about the economy? On this episode of The...

You are tuning into a special series, The Tidbit Takes the Road. In October 2020 Kim Bryden, CEO of Cureate and Host of The Tidbit, decided to hit the road on a cross-country listening tour to learn more about how non-coastal small businesses and small towns had been faring in 2020. How were they adapting and innovating? What new ways were people thinking about the economy? This is the first of 13...

What is this duality? The duality of grief, and also seeing the silver lining. How can one hold that two-sides of the same coin feeling? It’s something I feel so deeply and wonder: is it a trait I was born with or a skill I have cultivated? Does this have anything to do with me being an entrepreneur and running my business for nearly 6 years? Perhaps I’ve built this skill set of duality, of living...

The resiliency of a community depends on engagement with local and regional stakeholders. Tune into this minisode for our three tidbits on how we can build a new localized food system equipped to help communities overcome times of uncertainty.   **IMPORTANT NOTE** We’re spearheading a local supply chain audit. Whether it's the coronavirus pandemic or any other type of disaster, we want to know fro...

In the name of efficiency and the advent of globalization, we’ve been even more removed from each piece of the supply chain funnel - which then creates a lack of transparency and a lack of control on your supply, inclusive of quality and cost. On this episode, we learn more about the business case as to why "Chipotle is putting farmers under contracts to prevent carne asada shortages" and the impa...

With global migration and pandemics knocking at our doorsteps, how are we thinking about our supply chains - who they are benefitting, how they are contributing to the health of our planet and not extracting from it, and how we have more direct relationships with the food we are consuming to know the true impact of how its grown in a healthy and transparent way. This is why we’re sitting down to t...

What are you doing to strengthen your workforce, to create camaraderie and community amongst your staff because there are so many foodservice job opportunities on the table? We’re sitting down to talk with Ona Balkus, DC Food Policy Director, to discuss their latest report Make Food Work: A Strategy to Strengthen the DC Food Workforce. Ona’s provides a road map for improving job quality and expand...

I always admire individuals who choose, over and over again, a life full of intention — especially when starting food businesses. Why? This industry can try one's patience time and time again with low margins, competitors entering and exiting constantly, and consumer dining habits ever-changing. How does one weather this fluctuation of emotion over multiple generations? I could think of no better...

What makes a product, a person, an initiative newsworthy? How do you stay relevant and tap into our cultural zeitgeist to get on the radar of journalists and media professionals? We sit down with Kara Elder, food and cooking writer (The Washington Post, Vox, Eaten: A Food History Magazine, and more!), to talk about her collaboration project - SMALL BATCH, People + Recipes from Around DC - with loc...

Building a business is a lot like dating. It’s also pretty much the same as maintaining any relationship in your life - with friends, with family, with intimate partners. How are we showing up? How are we maintaining respect and being mindful of one’s time and boundaries? What about just small touches of care and comfort? These are all important - not just in your personal life, but also professio...

Main Street Programs aim to revitalize their downtowns and commercial districts through preservation-based economic development and community revitalization. On this episode, we debunk the myth that Main Streets are dead. We’re joined in-studio by a group of incredible individuals who are in the fight to keep Main Streets alive — especially here in the District! — and how they’re adapting to the c...

As defined by Investopedia, Public-private partnerships involve collaboration between a government agency and a private-sector company that can be used to finance, build, and operate projects. We sit down to discuss inclusive innovation and breaking down barriers to entry with Joy James, Tech & Innovation Portfolio Manager for the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. B...

It can seem impossible for small to midsize farmers to survive in this world because they aren’t provided the monetary runway that big machines of businesses are afforded. It has always been hard, but especially with the increase of unpredictable weather, trade wars, and monopolies along our supply chains - it’s becoming increasingly difficult to manage and make a living by being a farmer. Maybe y...

What does it take to build a business with thoughtful sourcing practices in mind, while working on sustainable growth and financial responsibilities? We sit down with Dave Wiseman, Co-Founder of Little Sesame, to talk about working with his partners Chef Ronen Tenne and Nick Wiseman, how he left his corporate career to do so, and why they made certain key business decisions along the way. If you'r...

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On our last episode we talked about food as medicine — for the body. I want to explore this idea of food as medicine... but for the planet. I'm perhaps making up this metaphor but with impending climate catastrophe we really need to take a hard look at our supply chains and how we can produce food for the health of this planet. We've gotten ourselves into this highly productive and efficient globa...

At Cureate, our mission is to shift purchasing dollars in institutions - like universities, hospitals, sports arenas - back into local, small business through food & beverage procurement. Every day I am researching the latest trends in food & retail and how this intersection of big and small business can work together. When I learned that Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City invested in a meal de...

We surround ourselves with stories of the “one who made it”. We become fascinated with the idea of the struggle and endless hours of grinding to achieve the ultimate goal. For some entrepreneurs, the path to success can take 1 year — for others it could be 5, 10, or 20. And during that journey, you will be faced with an onslaught of emotions that is almost hard to define. It's this inner critic vo...

There has been a movement slowly building over the past decade around food and design that is now coming to the forefront of general consumers consciousness. On this episode of The Tidbit, we explore this intersection with Bria Taylor of Killa Cakes and Joe DePalma of Punch Digital Strategies. Tune in to learn more about their creative process, tools for design, and how to navigate complex client...

When creating a business, it's of the utmost importance for you to understand and define your Unique Value Proposition (UVP). On this episode, we feature two different entreprenurs in the sustainable snacking space who are creating thoughtful, intentional business models through Direct Trade relationships, supply chain transparency, education and overall local economic opportunity. Tune in to hear...