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Turning Pistachios into Profit: How Pistakio Cracked the Nut Butter Category

Turning Pistachios into Profit: How Pistakio Cracked the Nut Butter Category10 jul 202530 min

In this episode of Shopify Happy Hour, Dan sits down with Francine Voit, co-founder of Pistakio, to talk about how she turned an underused nut into a standout brand — and made pistachios fun, accessible, and delicious for everyone. Fran shares the inside story of how Pistakio started as a college capstone project, went viral with creative sampling stunts (including a tiramisu purse that made it through TSA!), and grew into a fast-scaling DTC and retail brand — all while staying taste-first an...