Best-in-Class 2024 Product Recall Actually Improved MadeGood's Relationships
Nima Fotovat · MadeGood: Salma and Nima Fotovat Lost Their First Business. They Grew Their Next One Into a Snack Giant. · Aug 10, 2026 · at 1:00:38
Nima Fotovat, co-founder of Riverside Natural Foods (makers of MadeGood), reflects on the business impact of voluntarily recalling roughly 2.5 million product cases in 2024.
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“Yeah, I think the silver lining is that our relationship with our customers is so much better, because every time we go there, they're like, this was a best-in-class recall.”
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