· By Kristin Gelches
We Asked Women In The Food Industry What Advice They Would Give To Gen Z
Sometimes, starting is the hardest part. Most entrepreneurs go all in. Mingle Mocktails founder Laura Taylor left her career in corporate sales and tech to start the alcohol-free cocktail company.
The idea came to Taylor after she quit drinking. She noticed the lack of alcohol-free beverage options in social situations and began bringing handcrafted mocktails to gatherings. Because there was no established market for non-alcoholic cocktails when she started, she emphasized to investors and retailers — most of whom were men — the demand for inclusive drinking in social settings and her company’s potential to fill that gap.