In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Tina Rexing, owner of T-Rex Cookies. Hear how she went from the corporate world while competing and winning multiple blue ribbons in the MN State Fair Baking Competition to launching her own business with a bank loan and a successful Kickstarter campaign. Enjoy! @trexcookie www.trexcookie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/support ..read more

In this virtual episode, Folly Rob sits down with Host & Producer of the Top 100 podcast, Keys to the Shop, a podcast focused on equipping coffee retail professionals with industry knowledge. Chris Deferio is also the founder and owner of Keys to the Shop Consulting, focused on serving retail coffee professionals. Chris has over 20 years of coffee professional experiencing dating back to 2001 and has served a number of roles within the coffee world. This episode covers his coffee journey, how he got into podcasting/consulting, and discussion focused around common mistakes of coffee shop ow ..read more

In this solo episode, Folly Rob is making predictions about 2023 coffee trends. This includes coffee trends in cafes & restaurants, grocery/retailers, online, and business. Enjoy! @follycoffee --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/support ..read more

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Sonny Side of the Best Ever Food Review Show, the most watched travel food show on YouTube. Hear how he went from growing up in St. Cloud, MN, moving to South Korea, then Vietnam, and growing a YouTube channel with over 9.5 million subscribers since it's launch in 2015!  @besteverfoodreviewshow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/support ..read more

Prepare yourself because this episode gets contentious! Folly Rob sits down with Chef Yia Vang to discuss a term that has become divisive in the food world, what is a foodie? They run through the history of the word, how it has changed, with some heated moments about what it has turned into. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/support ..read more

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Pedro Wolcott, Chef & Owner of the recently opened Guacaya Bistreaux in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. Pedro was born in Panama and moved to New Orleans with his family when he was 17. After Hurricane Katrina, Pedro moved to Las Vegas which began the story of his wild culinary career. There are too many details and crazy stops along the way to summarize here! Hear his story that led him to Minneapolis and opening Guacaya Bistreaux. Enjoy! @guacaya_tapas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepo ..read more

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down for the second time with Bizzy Coffee co-founder, Alex French. Bizzy Coffee makes RTD cold brew distributed to retailers throughout the country, steep and brew cold brew bags, and coffee beans/grounds for cold brew. Alex outlines the changes and challenges of the business since the last episode in August of 2020 including increased competition as the #1 cold brew coffee on Amazon, raising funds to continue to fuel their growth, and keeping up with an increased demand during COVID while retail competitors faced out of stocks. Enjoy! @bizzycoffee --- Send in ..read more

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Chef Yia Vang for another edition of DTF! In Define the Food, Rob and Yia attempt to define different categories within food and beverage. In this episode the question is, what is the difference between a restaurant and a cafe? They explore the history of restaurants and cafes and ask the most important question...is McDonalds a cafe? Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/support ..read more

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Peter Bian, owner of Saturday Dumpling Club. Hear how Peter used a family recipe to begin selling dumplings through Instagram. What began posting on his personal account and selling out his garage through DMs has led to a full scale operation creating weekly dumpling pick-ups selling out nearly every week. If you're lucky enough to get ahold of some of their dumplings, you'll know why they've become so popular. Enjoy! @saturdaydumplingclub --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/message Support this podc ..read more

In this episode, Folly Rob sits down with Vince LaPelusa, owner of Fresh Steeps tea. After developing an obsession with tea, Vince left his sales job to launch his own business focused on loose leaf teas, balancing flavor and functionality to create blends that taste great and provide positive physical benefits. Vince is also the host of the Opteamized podcast. Here his story here. Enjoy! @freshsteeps @opteamized --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follycoffeepodcast/suppor ..read more