From Rejected Vegetables to Walmart: Betty Lu's $100M Snack Revolution

With a Bonus Episode with Ravi Mittal of Aheadworks

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Brent Peterson
January 29, 2025

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Confetti Snacks: Turning Food Waste into Global Snack Success:

Betty Lu, founder and CEO of Confetti Snacks, shares her journey from traveling 56 countries to building a sustainable snack empire. After discovering that one-third of edible produce goes to waste while millions face hunger, she created a solution: transforming imperfect produce into premium snacks. Now in 4,000 supermarkets including Walmart and Albertsons, and with an upcoming Disney partnership, Betty's mission to revolutionize healthy snacking while fighting food waste continues to grow.

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Simplifying the Magento Extension Experience with Ravi Mittal: 

Ravi Mittal, CEO of Rave Digital and owner of Aheadworks, discusses transforming Magento's extension ecosystem. He proposes simplifying the complex licensing model with unified pricing and centralized billing through Adobe Marketplace. With merchants managing 70+ extensions from multiple vendors, these changes could revolutionize how extensions are bought and maintained.
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From Mumbai Marathons to Magento Magic - A Community That Runs Deep

By Brent Peterson
My journey to Meet Magento India became an adventure when passport issues threatened to derail both the conference and my Mumbai Marathon plans. Through the Indian tech community's support, I navigated passport offices, visa challenges, and made it to Mumbai just hours before the race. The story exemplifies "bhai-chara" (brotherhood) in India's Magento community, where members don't just share code—they share their lives.
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E-commerce will continue its rising prevalence in the pet food industry, with Bloomberg Intelligence anticipating growth in pet e-commerce of 87% to reach $58.4 billion in revenue by 2030, accounting for nearly 30% of the pet economy.. -Pet Food Processing

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