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Perkins makes tasty treats using natural ingredients on hand-roasted organic nuts
BOULDER - Ingenuity runs in Justin Perkins' blood. Legend has it his great great grandfather Carlos Glidden helped invent the typewriter, and his brother, Joseph Glidden, invented barbed wire.
"My great grandfather owned Perkins Pickles in Denver," Perkins said, "A popular brand in the region that sold to Kuner in the 1940s. My dad, Edd Perkins, was co-founder of Newstrack, one of the first companies to offer books on tape for business executives. Those stories have always inspired me to pursue my crazy business ideas."
One of Perkins' crazy business ideas was to sell specialty organic flavored nuts. In June, his company, Olomomo Nut Co., won the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship's business-plan competition and took home a check for $10,000.
The competition is hosted by the University of Colorado Denver's business school. This is the first year the competition was open to people in Colorado not affiliated with the school.
Perkins founded Olomomo Nut Co. in 2008 and sells roasted nuts coated with spice and flavor blends at Boulder County Farmers' Markets and online. His plan is to distribute his specialty nuts to coffee shops across the U.S.
Justin, and his brother Dave Perkins, moonlight at The Organic Dish in...