- December 25, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
After Kiki Aranita made the difficult decision to close her Philadelphia restaurant in July 2020, she turned to launch a bottled sauce company and work at her recipe-development career.
Aranita said she’s made strides in growing the Poi Dog Sauces brand while also managing supply chain challenges during the busy holiday season.
“Marketplace” host Reema Khrais checked in with Aranita about how her business is doing now. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.
Reema Khrais: So, when we last talked, you told me that you had to close down your restaurant because of the pandemic, but then you started a new business selling sauces. It’s been a few months now. How’s that been going?
Kiki Aranita: It’s been going really well, and obviously, I am learning every single day on the job — kind of like the way that I did when I started the food truck and the restaurant, and so it’s spreading…
