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Career Spotlight: We Founded a Successful Pickle Business

Help & Advice Career Spotlight: We Founded a Successful Pickle Business

14 May 2026

Starting a food brand from scratch is one of those ambitions that sounds romantic until you're actually doing it. James Cooper of Shedletsky's gets into the real detail of what it takes to turn a hobby into a scaleable manufacturing business.

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