Universities teach real-life startup lessons
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Snacks and energy drinks are often the fuel for young entrepreneurs burning the midnight oil while perfecting their pitches and products. But for some University of Richmond students, snacks and energy drinks are their products.
Grace Mittl, a 2022 UR graduate, is co-founder and CEO of Absurd Snacks, a food allergy-friendly trail mix devised during Bench Top Innovations, a yearlong course that lets UR students guide a food or beverage concept from idea to commercialization. It “allows people to test their entrepreneurial…