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We are so pleased to acquire Custom Bakehouse and congratulate their entire team for building one of the most creative and at scale powder foods facilities in the Western US. https://lnkd.in/gwH-8uPK

We’re #hiring a new EDI Order Fulfillment Specialist (Hybrid - Los Angeles) in West Hollywood, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.

World Aerosols has profiled our CEO, Ross Sklar - just getting started! #innovation #technology #entrepreneurship https://lnkd.in/gQZJypkS

Winona Pure Popcorn Butter Spray: Category Leadership & Competitive Analysis From a category‑creation and product‑development perspective, Winona Pure, a portfolio company of Starco Brands, has been invented and purpose‑built to initially deliver the quintessential home “movie‑theater” popcorn experience. With dedicated R&D and a vertically‑integrated manufacturing model, Winona’s spray format doesn’t simply replicate the flavor of cinema butter in a better for you format; it replicates the ritual—spraying warm popcorn, releasing aroma, delivering total coverage, producing flavor and mouth‑feel in one seamless and fun gesture. Commercially and strategically, the spray format ensures more uniform coverage of the popcorn surface and better aroma release (you spray warm popcorn, the fragrance blooms, you’ve effectively recreated the “walk into the theater” smell) whereas shaker seasoning formats tend to accumulate at the bottom of the bowl or leave uneven seasoning. The result is Winona is not just a topping but a behavior‑change product — it changes how consumers approach popcorn at home, elevating it into a “movie night” ritual, not just a snack. On the ingredient deck the Winona product is clearly differentiated: labelled as dairy‑free, GMO‑free, and additive‑free (e.g., no artificial flavors, coolers or propellants), in contrast, the competition lists “contains dairy” and uses a formulation that includes gmo corn oil, sunflower oil, salts, flavors and colorants. Winona Pure is superior from a clean‑label, inclusive‑diet (vegan/dairy‑free), and modern‑consumer perspective. Because ingredient transparency matters and because sensory experience is deeply influenced by format (spray vs shaker), Winona holds a clear edge in meeting today’s elevated snack buyer expectations. Once you have secured that dominant SKU with meaningful experience differentiation — which in turn helps drive shelf rotation and long term loyalty — you open the door for line extensions like the 1st in the world Caramel Spray and 1st in the world Hot‑Sauce Spray. On deck are chocolate, cinnamon swirl, maple, barbecue, ranch, cheddar and jalapeño sprays and thus builds a broader SKU architecture anchored by the hero product. From the popcorn isle to cooking sprays to sauces and seasoning, syrups and desserts. In summary, obsessing over innovation and unique intellectual property isn’t just marketing—it’s foundational to building behavior changing technologies and customers for like while locking in category leadership. #winonapopcorn #starcobrands #innovation #behaviorchange #aerosol #snacks #walmart #target #ecommerce #retention

Winona Pure Popcorn Butter Spray: Category Leadership & Competitive Analysis From a category‑creation and product‑development perspective, Winona Pure, a portfolio company of Starco Brands, has been invented and purpose‑built to initially deliver the quintessential home “movie‑theater” popcorn experience. With dedicated R&D and a vertically‑integrated manufacturing model, Winona’s spray format doesn’t simply replicate the flavor of cinema butter in a better for you format; it replicates the ritual—spraying warm popcorn, releasing aroma, delivering total coverage, producing flavor and mouth‑feel in one seamless and fun gesture. Commercially and strategically, the spray format ensures more uniform coverage of the popcorn surface and better aroma release (you spray warm popcorn, the fragrance blooms, you’ve effectively recreated the “walk into the theater” smell) whereas shaker seasoning formats tend to accumulate at the bottom of the bowl or leave uneven seasoning. The result is Winona is not just a topping but a behavior‑change product — it changes how consumers approach popcorn at home, elevating it into a “movie night” ritual, not just a snack. On the ingredient deck the Winona product is clearly differentiated: labelled as dairy‑free, GMO‑free, and additive‑free (e.g., no artificial flavors, coolers or propellants), in contrast, the competition lists “contains dairy” and uses a formulation that includes gmo corn oil, sunflower oil, salts, flavors and colorants. Winona Pure is superior from a clean‑label, inclusive‑diet (vegan/dairy‑free), and modern‑consumer perspective. Because ingredient transparency matters and because sensory experience is deeply influenced by format (spray vs shaker), Winona holds a clear edge in meeting today’s elevated snack buyer expectations. Once you have secured that dominant SKU with meaningful experience differentiation — which in turn helps drive shelf rotation and long term loyalty — you open the door for line extensions like the 1st in the world Caramel Spray and 1st in the world Hot‑Sauce Spray. On deck are chocolate, cinnamon swirl, maple, barbecue, ranch, cheddar and jalapeño sprays and thus builds a broader SKU architecture anchored by the hero product. From the popcorn isle to cooking sprays to sauces and seasoning, syrups and desserts. In summary, obsessing over innovation and unique intellectual property isn’t just marketing—it’s foundational to building behavior changing technologies and customers for like while locking in category leadership. #winonapopcorn #starcobrands #innovation #behaviorchange #aerosol #snacks #walmart #target #ecommerce #retention

Winona Popcorn Spray - behavior changing technology #innovation #sensory #technology #winonapopcorn https://lnkd.in/ga35RmDD

Whipshots Cinnamon on Cinnabon, ummm🔥🔥🔥🔥 #starcobrands #fun

Whipshots Cinnamon on Cinnabon, ummm🔥🔥🔥🔥 #starcobrands #fun

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Congrats Skylar and Leah!! #innovation