Charlotte Angel Connection

Today we welcome Matt Beck to the podcast. Matt is the co-founder and CEO of Hoppy Planet, a food sustainability company fortifying everyday snacks with the nutrients and vitamins your body needs. While working for Google in Chicago, Matt launched the company along with his co-founder and wife, Allie. During the pandemic, they relocated to Charlotte and scaled the business to new heights by taking on additional funding, growing the product lines, and expanding Hoppy Planet’s retail footprint. We cover several steps along Hoppy Planet’s journey with Matt, like… Why chocolate chip cookies are the perfect food to make with cricket protein Experimenting with 45+ different recipes to crack the code on cricket cookies Maturing the company operationally by moving from Chicago to Charlotte Scaling recipes and ingredients from kitchen quantities to an industrial operation How paranoia helped 5x Hoppy Planet’s SKUs in 4 months …as well as Matt’s goals for the next 12-18 months for Hoppy Planet, and more.