Frozen Assets: Freeze-Drying for Entrepreneurs

Can you build a freeze-drying business around microgreens? Steven Cowan did, and he was the first. In this episode of the Frozen Assets Podcast, I traveled to Boulder, Colorado to sit down with Steven, founder of BeMicro (https://bemicro.farm/) and the first freeze-dried microgreen company. Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

Freeze-drying is not a magic bacteria killer. It never was. But what if you could make it one? Lloyd Parks from Cuddon Freeze Dry spent four years testing that exact question, using real Salmonella and real Listeria, not stand-ins. No shortcuts. He wanted the real answer, and he got one.Check out Cuddon Freeze Dry - cuddonfreezedry.comConnect with Lloyd Parks on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyd-parks-4baa684/Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

Buying a freeze dryer and launching a business has never been more accessible, but can you make money and be profitable? In this video, Daniel Kind, the COO of CryoDry in Australia, explains what he believes are the core fundamentals for profitability in freeze-drying, what many people get wrong, and the industry's future outlook. Learn more about CryoDry and the CD8 Freeze Dryer here: https://fas.st/t/kvUfKhw7Contact Daniel or Tobias and let them know you watched this video: https://fas.st/t/kvUfKhw7Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

I sat down with Daniel Kind, COO of CryoDry, in Nampa, Idaho where he was installing their CD8 Pro Freeze Dryer at DIY Freeze Dry, and we went deep on the one thing that scares freeze dryer owners the most; Vacuum pumps.We discuss why they fail, how to maintain them, and what you should actually be buying when you invest in a machine. This conversation with Daniel gets into the real engineering details behind pump failures and why so many people are running their machines longer than they should be without even knowing it. Whether you're a home operator or running a commercial operation, understanding your vacuum pump is the difference between a smart investment and a costly mistake.Learn more about CryoDry and the CD8 Freeze Dryer here: https://fas.st/t/kvUfKhw7Contact Daniel or Tobias and let them know you watched this video: https://fas.st/t/kvUfKhw7Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

I never really questioned whether my freeze dryer was safe. Most people do not. You buy the machine, you plug it in, and you start freeze-drying. But when I learned that a company in Australia had spent years engineering freeze dryers for pharmaceutical operations and then looked at what the home market was selling, I had to ask some questions.That company was CryoDry. And those questions turned into one of the most eye-opening conversations I have had on the Frozen Assets podcast.Learn more about CryoDry and the CD8 Freeze Dryer here: https://fas.st/t/kvUfKhw7Contact Daniel or Tobias and let them know you watched this video: https://fas.st/t/kvUfKhw7Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

What happens when a Type 1 diabetes diagnosis strikes you mid-hike on the Pacific Crest Trail? For Lisa Belanger, it became the spark that launched Flat Out Feast, a groundbreaking Edmonton-based company creating freeze-dried, low-carb backcountry meals for adventurers who refuse to compromise their health on the trail.In this episode, Lisa shares the incredible journey of building Flat Out Feast from the ground up, including becoming the first person in Alberta to navigate the complex food handling permits required for freeze-dried meat meals, doing it all as a one-person operation with no co-packing facilities available in Canada. From winning the 2024 Made in Alberta Award for Best Prepared Meal to finally completing the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 using her own creations, Lisa's story is equal parts entrepreneurial grit and backcountry passion, a must-listen for anyone who loves the outdoors and wants to know what it really takes to bring an innovative food product to market.Learn more and support Lisa's business by purchasing her freeze-dried meals here: https://flatoutfeasts.ca/Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

In this episode of the Frozen Assets podcast, I sat down with Jorge, the co-founder of Okre, a freeze-dried food company based in Barcelona, Spain. Jorge found his way into this industry the same way a lot of people do, by searching YouTube for answers and eventually landing on the Freeze Dried Business channel.His background is in outdoor sports and bike packing, and that's actually what sparked the whole idea. After paying a lot for a disappointing freeze-dried meal on a multi-day trip, he came home curious and started digging. One freeze dryer turned into four, and what started as testing in a home kitchen has grown into a real facility with a full product line built around Spanish recipes and outdoor nutrition.He runs the business with his best friend, a trained chef who handles the kitchen and recipe development, while Jorge focuses on marketing and getting the product out into the world. It's a natural split that came together organically, and it's a good example of why finding the right partner early matters more than most people realize.Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

What does it actually take to go from a garage full of countertop freeze-dryers to a real commercial operation? In this episode of the Frozen Assets Podcast, I sit down with Linc Burgess and Lloyd Parks from Cuddon Freeze Dry, a New Zealand-based freeze dryer manufacturer with decades of engineering experience behind them, to talk about what serious freeze-drying entrepreneurs need to hear.We get into their latest commercial freeze dryer, the FD50GP, a unit designed specifically to bridge the gap between hobbyist home machines and full industrial-scale equipment. If you have been wondering when and how to make that leap, this conversation is for you.Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

What started as a hobby freeze-drying strawberries for hiking trips turned into one of Canada's most exciting new freeze-dried pet food companies. Anannya, founder of Farm Fetch Pets based in Toronto, joins the Frozen Assets podcast to share how a 12-hour hike with her dog Caillou sparked the idea for a gently cooked, freeze-dried pet food that is free of fillers, preservatives, and synthetic vitamins. From reformulating recipes five times to get the fat content right, to discovering that proper mylar packaging is everything, Anannya gives an honest and inspiring look at what it actually takes to build a freeze-dried pet food business from the ground up.In this episode we dig into why freeze-drying is the best technique for preserving nutrients in pet food, the real hidden costs that most new freeze-dry entrepreneurs do not see coming, and why Anannya believes the best businesses are born from personal problems you are passionate enough to solve. If you are a pet owner who wants better for your dog or an entrepreneur thinking about getting into the freeze-dried food space, this conversation is going to resonate with you.Find Farm Fetch here: https://farmfetchpet.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmfetchpetHelpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.

In this episode, I got to talk with Deola from LimLim Foods in Lagos, Nigeria, about her freeze-drying business. She's running 10 freeze dryers in one of the hardest places on Earth to do it. We're talking 104-degree heat, power that goes out all the time, and a country where most people have never even heard of freeze-dried food. If you've ever thought about starting a freeze-drying business or any business where the odds are stacked against you, you need to hear this conversation.Check out LimLim Foods below- Website: https://limlimfoods.com/- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/limlimdriedfruits/?hl=en- Deola LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deola-balogun-649aa3a/Helpful links:Join The Freeze-Dried Network: https://www.skool.com/freeze-dried-networkStay connected:Follow on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @ freezedriedbusinesshttps://freezedriedbusiness.comPurchase your ticket for the largest, most informative freeze-drying event. Register now at: https://freezedriedsummit.com. The yearly event is the third week of September in Boise, Idaho.