Greg Woodworth is founder and Vice President of Stony Brook Whole Hearted Foods, a company that produces and distributes culinary oil based on squash seed varietals. The squash oils are produced by cold-expeller pressing resulting in a unique, regional oil sold to the retail gourmet and natural food shop market. Founded in 2008, the company is located in Geneva, New York at the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park.
Prior to starting Stony Brook, Woodworth has been involved in all aspects of food service management for more than 20 years. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Food and Beverage Management from Cornell University at the Hotel School and an MBA from Bentley College.
For us, in starting a small company, we knew that it would require a certain level of financial commitment and investment. The way I looked at it, looking back at my education, my experience working in restaurants, we could do this in the form of debt or equity. With debt, you could go to a bank. ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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