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Nature's Path faked its factory launch using competitors' cornflakes
“We did not turn the factory on. We invited everybody there, and we went out and bought the big, giant competitors' cornflakes, and we sprinkled them on the conveyor belt.”
Grocery Council of Canada threatened to boycott Nature's Path over non-GMO labels
“When we said contains no GMOs, We were approached by the Grocery Council of Canada and said, we're going to boycott you unless you take this off your bags.”
Arran Stephens: Lifestream reached about $12 million in annual sales
“No, it was about twelve million.”
Arran Stephens sold his $12M business Lifestream for under $2 million
“No, no, we sold it for less than two million.”
Arran Stephens helped develop the official USDA organic rule
“I was involved in the development of the USDA organic rule when I served on the Organic Trade Association.”
Nature's Path recovered its full broken equipment cost via legal settlement
“Well, actually, we threatened to sue him, and rather than face a lawsuit, he came up and settled out of court and reimbursed us the entire cost of the equipment.”
Nature's Path averaged one buyout approach per week from major firms
“We were getting an average of one a week.”
Stephens: There Were No Vegetarian Restaurants in Canada in 1967
“I thought that when I go back to Canada, I would like to start a vegetarian restaurant because me being a vegetarian, and there was no place for vegetarians to eat at that time.”
Arran Stephens started the Golden Lotus with a $1,500 loan
“I borrowed 1500 dollars, and I found the assets of a failed restaurant about 10 blocks away. I bought those assets for 500 dollars.”