2022 September Board Book

culinary arts stems from his childhood upbringing in the inner city. With his mother balancing three jobs, E-40 took the initiative to teach himself how to cook and equipped himself with the tools and recipes to prepare hearty meals for his siblings. During his teenage years, he landed a position at a high -end restaurant, where he learned to make gourmet meals – such as chicken cordon bleu and sauteed mussels with wine sauce and butter – that spurred his interest in food to this day. He recently launched a line of ice cream and has entered in the CMAB Excelerator Contest and is a finalist. • Cakewich (BM) - The owner of Cakewich worked for the Hostess Baking Company for many years and always had an appreciation for the quality of their cupcakes and other items. Being a huge fan of ice cream as well, he decided to develop a unique ice cream sandwich that was made with a cake like the Hostess Cake. He has done this successfully and designed it, so the cake does not fall apart on the sandwich. He has been successful selling it and already has some great distribution and is expanding. • LaLa Drinkable Yogurt (BM) - Nurturing your life is LaLa’s passion and has been their mission for over six decades. LALA U.S. believes their success comes from listening to the needs of their customers which is why they have continued to expand and grow their business. The LALA U.S.® story is rich with dairy history. Their name comes from their parent company, Grupo LALA – a Mexican dairy company, founded in 1949 in Torreón, Coahuila. It is the only dairy company that operates nationwide in Mexico. It expanded into the United States in 2005 and began acquiring manufacturing plants in North America in 2009. Today, LALA U.S. continues to expand its reach across North America with both regional and national value-added dairy brands from manufacturing plants in Colorado and Nebraska. The LaLa brand’ s popularity in Mexico is remarkably similar to Yoplait’s popularity in the U.S.

• Boss Dog (BM) - Boss Nation is to provide the absolute best products for pets, made from the highest quality ingredients and containing digestive benefits. We are firm believers that true health starts with great nutrition and developed these products to find a solution for our own pet’s needs! So much of pet health starts in the digestive tract, which is why probiotics are a terrific addition to your pet’s daily routine.