The Food Files

Small Business Feature - Sweet Spirit Foods

Sweet Spirit Foods, located in Oklahoma City, offers a variety of food products, including barbecue sauces, jalapeño peppers, pickles and baby corn, jams, preserves, salsa and more. The company also has a license to market a line of Oklahoma State University Barbecue Sauce. In this episode of The Food Files, Janee Jacobs of Sweet Spirit Foods, discusses how the OSU Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center has been a lifeline to the small business.

Small Business Feature - Sixth Day Snacks

Craig and Dawn Chesser’s journey to launch Sixth Day Snacks began as a side (Sixth Day) project to pay off cancer treatment medical bills for Dawn. They started producing and selling healthy snacks that Dawn had been making for her family for years, and what started out as a personal mission turned into a family business in 2019. In this episode of The Food Files, listen in as the Chessers explain how the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center has been an immeasurable resource as they learn to scale up their business.

Working with Co-Packers

In this episode of The Food Files, host Darren Scott talks with Ashley Sutterfield, CEO of Metzger & Roth, about how food entrepreneurs can successfully find and work with co-packers. Sutterfield, a graduate of Oklahoma State University and longtime friend of the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, has helped dozens of small businesses launch their products with a co-packer.

Small Business Feature - Payne County Beef Co.

Payne County Beef Co., located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, produces Wagyu and grass-finished beef products. Owner Jaxton Secrest started working with the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center as a high school student to help grow his small business. In this episode of The Food Files, learn more about how FAPC has helped Jaxton through his entrepreneurial journey.

Small Business Feature - KiZE Concepts

In this episode of The Food Files, Jeff Reagan, founder and CEO of KiZE Concepts, discusses how the support of the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center helped the business continue to grow and create jobs and impact in Oklahoma. Reagan attended FAPC’s Basic Training for food entrepreneurs when the company was exploring the idea of starting a food business in Oklahoma City. The small business now offers energy bars in a variety of flavors.

Small Business Feature - Homeland Baking

In this episode of The Food Files, Chris Gill of Homeland Baking discusses working with the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center on technical projects, including product development, shelf-life and quality testing, and more. Homeland Baking, home of the famous Mitchell's Sausage Rolls, is a 30-year-old, local, family owned and operated wholesale bakery and USDA establishment in Claremore, Oklahoma.

Small Business Feature - Ludger's Bavarian Cakery

Ludger's Bavarian Cakery is a second-generation family-owned business located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The small business started off as a simple made to order bakery and has been able to grow into a retail bakery, coffeehouse and cafe due to the loyal support of the local community. In this episode of The Food Files, Allison Dickens, owner of Ludger's, discusses how the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center as been an internal part of the company's growth.

Small Business Feature - Augusto's Green Sauce

Augusto's Green Sauce, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was launched when it won the Fiery Food Challenge in Ft Worth, Texas, three years in a row. In this episode of The Food Files, learn more about this small business from owner Tracy Furr and how the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center has been a resource for her and her growing business.

Small Business Feature - Amelia Creamery

Amelia Creamery, located in Nowata, Oklahoma, uses their own family recipes that have been handed down for generations to produce all natural, ultra-creamy French-style yogurt made in small batches for the freshest European taste. In this episode of The Food Files, learn more about this small business and how the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center has helped to contribute to the success of Amelia Yogurt.

FAPC Predicts Top Food Trends for 2021

In this episode of The Food Files, host Darren Scott talks food trends with Andrea Graves, business planning and marketing specialist for the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. FAPC predicts the top 10 food trends for 2021, and the duo dives in and discusses each trend.