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Happy holidays snack enthusiasts, I've missed you! Dropping this quick update to give you some insight into what's been going on in my life and what to expect in 2023. Thanks for continuing the snack conversation with me.Check out the holiday snack guide here:5 Gingerbread Treats Making A Positive Impact

Sit down and have a cup of tea with us as I introduce the founder of Tea Drops, Sashee Chandran!Tea Drops are a creative new way to consume tea. They are organic, ground leaf teas that are pressed into fun shapes. You can ditch the bag because they melt in water — like a bath bomb!In addition to creating a fun and convenient way to have tea anywhere, they are also a partner of Thirst Project. Thirst Project, a non-profit focused on youth, education about the water crisis, and building global water wells. With every online order, Tea Drops donates an ENTIRE YEAR of clean water to someone in need.Show notes:www.snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesTea Drops:www.myteadrop.com

In this episode, I welcome the Rescue Dogs Wines husband and wife duo for an update on all the new wines launched for us to enjoy! Rescue Dog Wines produces award-winning wines from locally sourced, California grapes. With wo(man)'s best friend adorning each bottle, 50% of profits go to support rescue dogs, charity organizations, and local SPCAs. Their mission is to support through wine sales and donations, the placement of as many Rescue Dogs as possible into loving homes.Show Notes:www.snackimpactpodcast.com/episodes Rescue Dog Wines:www.rescuedogwines.com/

In this episode, we're going vegan! Brett Christoffel, Founder and CEO of All Y'alls Foods, joins us to tell his story of creating a vegan jerky business in the heart of the meat industry.All Y'alls Foods creates plant-based snacks made with Texan flavors inspired by their home state. Their clean jerky and bacony bits recipes feature plants special to Texas, from prickly pear to chipotle pepper.A portion of each sale goes directly to  Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, a cattle ranch-turned vegan sanctuary with the largest herd of rescued cows in Texas. Located in Waelder, Texas they house, love, and care for over a hundred animals and have a Ranchers Advocacy Program offering those in the animal ag business a pathway to replace animal based income.Show Notes:snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesAll Y'alls Foods:allyallsfoods.comRowdy Girl Sanctuary:rowdygirlsanctuary.org

In this special Halloween episode, Dr. Heather Schwartz and Director of Events, Kindell Williams share what's really going on with Halloween candy, how we can support endangered species, and what we can do to avoid making a negative impact with our candy purchases this spooky season. Nashville Zoo is a progressive, dynamic zoological park located in Nashville, Tennessee. Host of Boo at the Zoo, this non-profit organization is the 9th largest zoo in the country by landmass!Show  notes:snackimpactpodcast.comNashville Zoo:nashvillezoo.orgTickets:Boo at the Zoo

Dive into a microwavable bowl of nostalgia this week with fellow snack enthusiasts, hosts of Snack Queens podcast, Elizabeth and Sarah!In this episode, we're doing a taste test of 3 Annie's Homegrown microwavable mac & cheese snack bowls. Find us on social media to give your ratings once you try them out for yourself!Show Notes:snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesSnack QueensAnnie's Homegrown

The founder of B.T.R Bar, Ashley Nickelsen, brings us a protein bar packed with super-foods and adaptogens that are BOLD, TENACIOUS & RESILIENT.  This bar was born to help you snack with a purpose and to live your best life!They've made it a priority to create a platform for women to support, connect with, and inspire and that's where the #BTRtogether Scholarship comes in. B.T.R. Bar donates a portion of profits to organizations that empower young women, such as Girls Who Code, to discover their dreams and learn valuable entrepreneurial skills.In addition, each year they donate to the American Cancer Society in honor of Ashley's parents and their battles with cancer.Show notes:Use code SNACKIMPACT for 10% off PLUS free shipping on your order!**This episode is not sponsored and I do not receive any portion of sales. This is simply a gift for listening.www.snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesB.T.R. Bareatbtrbar.comGirls Who Codegirlswhocode.comAmerican Cancer Society cancer.org

Welcome to Snack Impact, a podcast for snack enthusiasts and caring humans. In this episode, we’re celebrating 1 year of snacking together with a mashup of your top 5 favorite episodes! While counting down the most listened to episodes, you’ll hear each guest’s favorite snack and their advice to you on how to make a positive impact yourself.#5 Episode 3. Vessel Craft Coffee with Sarah #4 Episode 8. Askinosie Chocolate with Shawn #3 Episode 10. Made with Local with Sheena #2 Episode 2. Van Holten’s Pickles with Eric #1 Episode 1. Nuttzo with Founder Danielle(Please excuse the commentary sound quality on this one, I was in the midst of moving and had to record without a microphone in an empty room!) 

Introducing fellow snack enthusiast, host of Snacktime podcast - Marno!At Snacktime Podcast, Marno and her friends share snacks, stories, and laughs! Sometimes they learn about snacks, sometimes they don't know how they got to where they are in the conversation, but they always keep it real.For more fun conversations with Marno, find her at Snacktime (@snacktimepod) • Instagram

The best tasting, high protein, organic snacks ever made have made their way to Snack Impact! CEO and Founder of IWON Organics, Mark Samuel, shares his inspiration behind their newest product line and why he chose to promote their partnered non-profit on every package.IWON = I'm winning on nutrition. IWON Organics combines balanced nutrition with bold snack flavors in their puffs, sticks, and cereals.With every purchase of IWON products you are helping sustain a passionate mission to give back to Heart Of a Hero. Heart Of a Hero is a non-profit that inspires, motivates, and empowers children who need it most by tapping into the wonderful world of their imagination through visits from some of your friendly neighborhood superheroes.Show Notes:snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesIWON Organics:iwonorganics.com/Heart Of a Hero:heartofahero.org/

Real work. Real Food. Real promise. CEO, Tamra Ryan, tells us all about the tasty treats that Women's Bean Project has to offer.Women's Beach Project is a Colorado 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to change women’s lives by providing stepping stones to self-sufficiency through social enterprise.  By hiring women who are chronically unemployed, they teach them to work by making nourishing products. The women learn to stand tall, find their purpose, and break the cycle of poverty. When you change a woman’s life, you change her family’s life.Show notes:snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesWomen's Bean Project:womensbeanproject.com

In this episode, founder of Gwell, Fawziyya gives us an interesting recommendation and a preview of some exciting new Gwell snacks!Gwell is a superfood, plant-based snack company that creates energizing, mood-boosting snacks helping you to find balance wherever your on-the-go life takes you! They believe everyone should have access to nutritional foods, that's why they donate a percentage of every online sale to No Kid Hungry. Show notes:snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesGwell:eatgwell.com No Kid Hungry:nokidhungry.org

Happy New Year! In our first episode for 2021, we welcome CEO & Founder of Made with Local, Sheena Russell.No weird stuff here! Made with Local is a B-Corp certified company that creates nourishing snack foods with social impact baked-in. Handmade using Canadian ingredients and produced in partnership with the social enterprise bakery, What's Cooking Commercial Kitchen Services.What's Cooking Commercial Kitchen Services employs folks in rural Nova Scotia who have barriers to the mainstream workforce. Every MwL Real Food Bar is handmade by the amazing team at What's Cooking.Show notes:snackimpactpodcast.comMade with Local:madewithlocal.com/What's Cooking:flowercart.ca/participants/wc-commercial-kitchen

Happy Holidays! In this year-end episode, we kick off a new Snack Impact mini-series with fellow snack enthusiast, Kelly.Kelly, creator of The Snack Bitch Instagram account, is a snack reviewer who joins me in a joyful discussion on holiday snacks.Show notes:snackimpactpodcast.comThe Snack Bitch:instagram.com/the_snackbitch

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/episodesAskinsosie 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/episodesEat Your Coffee:eatyour.coffeeCafe 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.comRescue 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/

Michael Isabella is the VP  of Sales and Marketing for Brown Bag Popcorn, the sister company to Detroit Water Ice Factory. Brown Bag Popcorn has a collection of uniquely flavored, high quality, gourmet popcorn.  Founded by author Mitch Albom, both Brown Bag Popcorn and Detroit Water Ice Factory were created to 100% support the non-profit SAY Detroit (Super All Year). SAY Detroit provides an umbrella of resources serving everyone from newborns, teens, senior citizens, our honored veterans, and the homeless.Show Notes:www.snackimpactpodcast.com/Brown Bag Popcorn:www.brownbagpopcorn.com/Detroit Water Ice Factory:detroitwaterice.com/SAY Detroit:saydetroit.org/

Vessel Craft Coffee is a Norfolk, Virginia based social entrepreneurship initiative focused on serving ethically sourced premium coffee. Every quarter, they give back 10% of profits to community projects.With sustainable sourcing in mind, they choose quality coffees from around the world from farms that pay fair wages, provide humane working conditions, and are working towards green farming methods to reduce poverty and prevent deforestation.Show Notes:A gift for our listeners - use code SNACKIMPACT for 10% off your order!**This episode is not sponsored and I do not receive any portion of sales. This is simply a gift for listening.https://www.snackimpactpodcast.com/ Vessel Craft Coffee: https://www.vesselcraftcoffee.com/