How to Fix a Defective Mixer?

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More than half of the staff left because they said, this company is going to go bankrupt. We found a consultant that used to work for that person, and he said, well, let's try something here. And remarkably, everything started to flow and work. It's just a simple, simple solution. But those were very difficult times. I remember, at times the factory could not afford the perle. So luckily i had some money, and i said to aran, i am going to loan you this money. You can't waste so much food as waste a lot of money. Vera businesss could survive that right? I mean, that's just, i would be losing

Starting a business with your spouse can either bring you closer together or tear you apart. For Arran and Ratana Stephens, their business has lasted for nearly 40 years, and their marriage has thrived for much longer. As business partners, they seem perfectly matched: he’s the hard-charging visionary, she’s the practical, business-minded one who sometimes has to talk him out of a bad decision. But in 1985, Arran made a very smart move: seeing how organic food was starting to take off, he mixed up his first batch of Manna bread in a bathtub and started selling it, eventually expanding to national distribution. From there, he and Ratana pivoted to breakfast cereal, initially purchasing a factory that couldn’t make a single cornflake. Today, Nature’s Path sells organic cereals, tortilla chips and other snacks in more than 50 countries around the world.

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