Klane: Only three to five US co-packers could manufacture extruded novelties
Amanda Klane · Yasso: Amanda Klane and Drew Harrington · Sep 25, 2023 · at 34:14
Amanda Klane, co-founder of Yasso, describes the extreme scarcity of contract manufacturers equipped to produce extruded frozen novelty bars when starting the company.
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“Outside of your big national food companies that have their own brands, in the co-packing world, there was maybe Three to five people that actually make this.”
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