CandyCan

How I Started A Protein Snacks Company

December 1st, 2019
Krik Angacian
Founder, CandyCan
$15K
revenue/mo
2
Founders
2
Employees
CandyCan
from New York, USA
started August 2021
$15,000
revenue/mo
2
Founders
2
Employees
market size
$449B
avg revenue (monthly)
$438K
starting costs
$13.7K
gross margin
40%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
Email marketing
business model
subscription
best tools
Instagram, Shopify, MailChimp
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
35 Pros & Cons
tips
12 Tips
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email
shipping
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Note: This business is no longer running. It was started in 2021 and ended in 2023. Reason for closure: Shut down.

Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hi, I’m Krik I’m the co-founder and CEO of Protes Protein Snacks and as you can guess… we make protein snacks : )

Our first product line launched 6 years ago and was the world’s first protein chip and more recently we launched the world’s first protein popcorn.

Today it’s crazy to think you can find our products in +10,000 retailers nationwide.

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What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?

I had the idea back in college when I came back from a training session at the gym I sat on my couch and ate a very unsatisfying protein bar. I thought to myself right then, “why don’t protein chips exist?”.

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