How to Launch an Ice Cream Business with Malai’s Pooja Bavishi

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Pooja Bavishi knew she wanted to be in the dessert business, but she never envisioned herself as an ice cream entrepreneur. Then one year, during her annual Friendsgiving celebration, she broke out an ice cream maker her parents had given her and made two ice creams: ginger and star anise. Her friends raved and Pooja knew it was her a-ha moment. Fast forward: Pooja’s Malai ice cream is a growing brand with national distribution through Goldbelly and its own scoop shop in Brooklyn. Malai specializes in global flavors with a twist, many of which celebrate Pooja’s Indian heritage, such as Pumpkin Garam Masala Crumble, Jaggery with Tamarind Caramel, and Sweet Roti & Ghee. Tune in to hear all about Pooja’s cool journey.

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, welcome to
0:07.0	Hey, everyone. Welcome to Radio Cherrybaum, the podcast that's all about women and food. I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Brooklyn, New York. Today's guest is Pooja Bavishi, the dessert dynamo behind Malai, one of the hottest and coolest ice cream brands around. Pooja describes Malai as having global flavors with an unexpected twist.
0:40.4	Many of the combinations are inspired by her Indian heritage, like pumpkin garam masala crumble,
0:46.2	jaggery with tamarine caramel caramel, lemon cardam, and sweet roti and ghee. If you think they
0:52.2	sound amazing, wait until you try them.
0:55.2	Pooja, who's a chopped sweets champion, will be with us in just a minute to talk about her journey,
1:00.5	how her business is doing right now, and how she develops those amazing flavors.
1:05.2	Thank you to the folks at Sonos for supporting this episode. Visit Sonos.com to learn more
1:10.5	about their brand new Sonos
1:12.1	Moves speaker. Some housekeeping. We're working on the next issue of Cherry Bomb magazine right now,
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1:38.2	We'll be right back after this word from Sonos.
1:42.0	The awesome folks at Sonos graciously sent me their new premium Sonos
1:46.0	move speaker for a road test.
1:48.4	Even though I love music and listening
1:50.0	to podcasts, of course, I have been
1:52.3	speakerless for a very long time
1:54.1	and just played everything through my phone.
1:56.5	And you know, the sound was
1:58.2	so-so. No more.
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