How One Japanese Entrepreneur Built a Food Business in America

Smart Kitchen Show by The Spoon

Aug 26, 202624:54Technology

In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike talks with Yuta Katsuyama, co-founder of Chicago-based Onigiri Kororin, about his journey from Japan to building an onigiri business in the U.S. They discuss how a graduate scho...

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