Entrepreneurs

It’s National Hot Sauce Day and there is no better time to spotlight Adventure Sauces and husband and wife team, Ryan and Lee Baumgartner, who started the business in Aiken. Their newest creation called Today’s Adventure will be included in a Hulu/Disney series that launches today called Superhot. The name of their spicy concoction which is a pineapple habanero sauce pays homage to the YouTube show they started in 2020. During the pandemic, the platform along with Zoom and Facetime calls became a favorite way to stay connected. Click here

Hot or room temperature, popcorn is a favorite snack, both at the movies and at home. More than 17 billion quarts are consumed by Americans every year and the global market is expected to reach almost $4 Billion this year. Dionte Wilder has your cravings covered with WePop Popcorn. His North Augusta business ships his snack throughout the CSRA, across the country, and to military bases around the world. As a retired veteran, Wilder has a special place in his heart for making sure soldiers can taste his treat. “I was

In 2015, Marty Koger was looking for something to do with a former gas station he owned in Evans. “The store had been closed for two years, and my daughter suggested I check out growler stores in Atlanta,” he recalled. “I saw that they are interesting places selling interesting beer. You could go in and chat and learn about new and interesting beers. That was attractive to me.” He really loved that there was no template for stores and he could design it any way he wanted. “I came up