Long-time chef Erik Oberholtzer, co-founder of Tender Greens, a revolutionary “fast casual” food brand, talks with Conor Gaughan about his mission to create good, sustainable food for all.

🎙Erik Oberholtzer of Cohere on Founding Tender Greens, Food for Good, and Creating Fast Casual, Consensus in Conversation Season 2, Episode 36

This week’s guest is long-time chef Erik Oberholtzer, co-founder of Tender Greens, a revolutionary “fast casual” food brand. Now, as managing partner at Cohere, he helps other founders scale food brands making a positive impact.

But before finding success as a chef, entrepreneur, and author, Erik was at Temple University working towards an undergrad psychology degree. In need of money, he took a concierge job at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia.

The position required someone well-informed on the city’s culinary scene – the best restaurants, bars, cocktail lounges – so Erik immersed himself in that world.The experience ignited a newfound passion for food, and soon Erik was off to culinary school and much, much more.

Join us to hear how Erik found himself on a mission to democratize food.

Episode Highlights
00:00 Erik on the early days of starting a business
00:53 Introducing Erik Obertholtzer and Tender Greens
02:58 Growing up, developing a passion for food, and culinary school
08:40 Early culinary career, the food scene, and entering the restaurant industry
16:47 Career leading up to founding Tender Greens and the origin story
25:25 Fun startup stories, hardships, and scaling the business
29:57 Leaving Tender Greens, consulting, and Erik’s work at Cohere
37:55 Aligning purpose with profits and the democratization of food
42:50 Conclusion and end credits

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Consensus in Conversation is hosted and executive produced by Conor Gaughan. This episode was produced by Will Gatchel and Geoff Rock, with editing from Reasonable Volume.

Special thanks to the Consensus team, including Creative Director, Kate Tucker, Greg Herrigel on research, and Patrick Gallagher on strategy.

Consensus in Conversation is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media produced in association with Reasonable Volume.

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