Gt dave biography
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THE ORIGIN STORY OF GT'S LIVING FOODS
As the founder and CEO of GT’s Living Foods, GT Dave may be known as the “King of Kombucha,” but when he started his brand, he was just a 15- year-old working out of his parents’ kitchen.
Growing up in a nutrition-conscious household, GT was embarrassed when his parents started brewing their own kombucha.
“I cannot say it was love at first drink,” GT jokes. Their home brew slowly grew on him, however, and by the time Dave left high school, he had concocted his own formula.
With no formal training and no business plan, GT pitched his new brand to local health stores, carefully measuring each label and polishing the bottles by hand.
Today, GT has revolutionized the beverage industry. As the sole owner of GT’s Living Foods, his booming business is now worth over $900 million and growing, something he attributes to his deep passion for the product.
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As the founder and CEO of GT's Living Foods, GT Dave may be known as the "King of Kombucha," but when he started his brand, he was just a 15 year-old working out of his parents' kitchen.
Growing up in a nutrition-conscious household, GT was embarrassed when his parents started brewing their own kombucha.
"I cannot say it was love at first drink," GT jokes. Their home brew slowly grew on him, however, and by the time GT left high school, he had concocted his own formula.
With no formal training and no business plan, GT pitched his new brand to local health stores, carefully measuring each label and polishing the bottles by hand.
"The energy that you put into everything you do is a reflection of how people are going to interact with it," GT says.
Today, GT has revolutionized the beverage industry. As the sole owner of GT's Living Foods, his booming business is now worth over $900 million and growing, something he a
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GT Dave
Revolutionizing the way people think and feel about Kombucha and fermented foods, GT Dave is sharing a meddelande & lifestyle with the world that food fryst vatten medicine. As the Founder and CEO of GT’s Living Foods, the #1 best-selling and most-loved Kombucha brand, GT has dedicated his life, his brand and even his name on the label, to the philosophy that living foods should be around us and in us to live happier, healthier lives.
Popularly named the “King of Kombucha,” GT began brewing Kombucha out of his childhood home in 1995, pioneering the category as the first individ to bring the traditional Eastern drink to the U.S. marknad. The journey began when GT’s family was begåvad a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) and he experienced first-hand the positiv impact Kombucha had on his mother’s recovery during her battle with breast cancer. Little did he know what started in his home kitchen would become the largest Kombucha company in the world, leading a
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
As the founder and CEO of GT's Living Foods, GT Dave may be known as the "King of Kombucha," but when he started his brand, he was just a 15 year-old working out of his parents' kitchen.
Growing up in a nutrition-conscious household, GT was embarrassed when his parents started brewing their own kombucha.
"I cannot say it was love at first drink," GT jokes. Their home brew slowly grew on him, however, and by the time GT left high school, he had concocted his own formula.
With no formal training and no business plan, GT pitched his new brand to local health stores, carefully measuring each label and polishing the bottles by hand.
"The energy that you put into everything you do is a reflection of how people are going to interact with it," GT says.
Today, GT has revolutionized the beverage industry. As the sole owner of GT's Living Foods, his booming business is now worth over $900 million and growing, something he a
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GT Dave
Revolutionizing the way people think and feel about Kombucha and fermented foods, GT Dave is sharing a meddelande & lifestyle with the world that food fryst vatten medicine. As the Founder and CEO of GT’s Living Foods, the #1 best-selling and most-loved Kombucha brand, GT has dedicated his life, his brand and even his name on the label, to the philosophy that living foods should be around us and in us to live happier, healthier lives.
Popularly named the “King of Kombucha,” GT began brewing Kombucha out of his childhood home in 1995, pioneering the category as the first individ to bring the traditional Eastern drink to the U.S. marknad. The journey began when GT’s family was begåvad a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) and he experienced first-hand the positiv impact Kombucha had on his mother’s recovery during her battle with breast cancer. Little did he know what started in his home kitchen would become the largest Kombucha company in the world, leading a