Tibbott borrowed $160,000 from his brother to fund Hood River facility
Seth Tibbott · Live Episode! Tofurky: Seth Tibbott · Jun 3, 2019 · at 28:16
Tofurky founder Seth Tibbott explains how he relocated his tempeh production from Husum, Washington to Hood River, Oregon in 1992.
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“And I had to find a new space, and there was an old tortilla factory in Hood River, which is 10 miles from Houston, and we rented out 5000 square feet of this 26,000 square foot building, and I borrowed the 160,000 dollars from Bob.”
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