Snack Impact

In this episode, you’ll get a crash course in chocolate sourcing, why the bean to bar model is so important, and also gain a few life lessons along the way from Shawn Askinosie himself.

For Askinosie Chocolate, the craft and quality of their chocolate are in almost equal balance with doing as much good as they can in the world, but their first priority is to craft the best-tasting chocolate possible.

One of the incredibly good things that they are doing for the world is facilitating Chocolate University! CU is an experiential learning program with a worldwide reach for local students. The goal is to inspire students through the lens of artisan chocolate making to be global citizens and embrace the idea that businesses can solve world problems.
Show Notes:
snackimpactpodcast.com/episodes
Askinsosie Chocolate:
askinosie.com/
Chocolate University

You probably drink coffee often... but have you ever ate your coffee? In this episode, Johnny Fayad, CEO and Co-Founder of Eat Your Coffee, tells us how to get energized with naturally-caffeinated snacks made with real, ethically-sourced ingredients. Every Eat Your Coffee snack is caffeinated with real, organic, direct-trade coffee and made with real ingredients so you can feel good with every energizing bite.
Eat Your Coffee is a partner of Cafe Kreyol - direct trade, organic coffee with a mission of alleviating poverty in rural, coffee growing regions. They pay farmers based on the quality of their product and do so by paying up to 300% higher wages than what Fair Trade requires.
Show notes:
snackimpactpodcast.com/episodes
Eat Your Coffee:
eatyour.coffee
Cafe Kreyol:
coffeehunterproject.com

Blair Lott is the president and co-founder of Rescue Dog Wines. Rescue Dog Wines produces award-winning wines from locally sourced, certified green sustainable Lodi AVA grapes. With wo(man)'s best friend adorning each bottle, 50% of profits go to support rescue dogs, charity organizations, and local SPCAs.
Show notes:
www.snackimpactpodcast.com
Rescue Dog Wines:
www.rescuedogwines.com/

In this special Halloween episode, 27 yr Marine Corp Veteran and COO of Operation Gratitude, Paul Cucinotta shares details about their Halloween Candy Give-Back Program.
Founded in 2003, Operation Gratitude's mission is to forge strong bonds between Americans and their military and first responder heroes through volunteer service projects, acts of gratitude, and meaningful engagements in communities nationwide.
Show notes:
www.snackimpactpodcast.com/
Operation Gratitude:
www.operationgratitude.com/
Halloween Candy Give-Back Program:
www.operationgratitude.com/halloween-candy-give-back-program/

Welcome to Snack Impact! Join me bi-weekly for conversations on how your new favorite snacks were created, how they are changing the world, and what you can do to make your own impact.
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