Ep145- Resourcefulness, Skyr, + Taking a Bite out of Disease - Andrew of Skyr

The Food Startups Podcast

"Necessity creates opportunities in my life."

Andrew Buerger was in his 40's and stuck in a declining industry. He had to find something new.

While mountain climbing in Iceland, tried their traditional yogurt, Skyr. Even though he is lactose-intolerant, Andrew loved the yogurt and felt great after eating it.

He came back to Maryland and figured out how to turn this into a real business. In 2015, they became the fastest growing yogurt company in the U.S. And the yogurt sales spur Jodi's Climb for Hope, which has raised over $750,000 to funding promising research on breast cancer and MS at Baltimore’s John’s Hopkins University.

They are in over 3,000 stores and growing strong. Andrew and I had an enlightening conversation:

• Converting limitations into opportunities
• Making a career transition
• What is Skyr?
• How the product evolved to a yogurt smoothie
• Turning a cause into a business
• Aligning the "why" with the product and charity
• Goals for 2020
• Consultation with Barbara Corcoran
• Andrew's life mission
• The opportunities available in Baltimore