Flavor Seed: Mission-Driven Seasonings
Nowadays, people who want to stay healthy are more cautious about what they eat. As someone who loves delicious foods, where can you get fresh, simple, and organic spices and seasonings to enhance the flavor of your meals?
Using spices and seasonings is one of the easiest ways to add flavor to your foods. As an advocate for eating clean, organic, and healthy foods with his family, Adam Jenkins started Flavor Seed to accomplish his father's dream of launching a spice company. He now shares his entrepreneurial journey of running a successful spice company.
On this episode of the Firebelly Social Show, Duncan Alney and Arnelle Mitchell talk with Adam Jenkins, Founder of Flavor Seed, about founding and running a purpose-driven seasonings company. Adam talks about the genesis of Flavor Seed, its mission, how he overcame the challenges he faced building it, how it remains a purpose-driven brand, and advice for people wanting to start a consumer packaged goods brand.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
Adam Jenkins talks about his background and the genesis of Flavor Seed
The goal Flavor Seed is trying to achieve with its products
The challenges Adam faced building Flavor Seed and how he overcame them
How does Adam stay focused and inspired as an entrepreneur?
How does Flavor Seed remain a purpose-driven brand?
Adam’s advice for people wanting to start a CPG brand
The state of the food and beverage game in North Carolina
About Adam Jenkins
Adam Jenkins is the Founder of Flavor Seed, a spice company that provides customers with the freshest, safest, organic, Non-GMO herb and spice blends. He is a sales and operations expert with 15 years of experience, 12 of which were with General Electric. Adam is also the Founder of Rugged Supply, but before Flavor Seed, he was the Vice President of Operations of Theorem Geo Associates. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA in business from Wake Forest University.