Alice Co-Founder Charlotte Cruze: The Future Is Shroomy

Hosted by Abena Anim-SomuahProduced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine BakerEdited by Jenna SadhuRecorded at CityVox Studios in NYCIn this episode, we look into the future with Charlotte Cruze, co-founder of Alice, the wellness brand specializing in functional mushroom chocolates. Charlotte explains how this category of mushrooms differs from culinary and psychoactive mushrooms, how she and Lindsay Goodstein have built their brand, and how they draw inspiration from the likes of Alice in Wonderland and Harry Styles. Charlotte and host Abena Anim-Somuah also talk about her career in food marketing, what it was like working on the TBH hazelnut spread brand while simultaneously boot-strapping Alice, and her adventures promoting the brand via a vintage ice cream truck at hot spots like Coachella. Plus, don’t miss Charlotte’s Future Flash Five predictions and her voicemail to her future self.Thank you to Kerrygold for supporting our show. Learn more about Kerrygold’s butter & cheese here.The Future Of Food Is You is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Check cherrybombe.com for show transcripts. Who do you think is the Future of Food? Nominate them here!More on Charlotte: Instagram, Alice Mushrooms, websiteFollow Abena on InstagramGet your Cherry Bombe Magazine subscription here