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Vita Coco started with a leap of faith, a $75,000 investment and "several" maxed-out credit cards. Today, the bestselling coconut water company is worth $1.1 billion. They paid mostly with Kirban's money, which he'd obtained by founding and running a real estate software business after dropping out of college. That software business still exists, and Kirban still helps run it on the side, he says. It was only the beginning of Vita Coco's long journey to financial success, with more stumbling blocks along the way.
Persons: Vita Coco, Michael Kirban, Ira Liran, Liran, Kirban, There's, he'd, hadn't, Vita Organizations: Southern, U.S, CNBC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration Locations: Manhattan, Brazil, U.S, Bahamas
The business works with more than 300 family farms across the country, and can process up to six million eggs per day. Vital Farms eggs can cost anywhere from $6 to $10 per dozen, multiple times the national average. From Whole Foods to 24,000 storesIt took two years for Vital Farms to turn its first operating profit. Those factors are expensive, and Vital Farms has to convince farmers that the costs are worthwhile. Vital Farms can process up to 6 million eggs per day at the brand's central processing facility in Missouri.
Persons: Matt O'Hayer, he's, O'Hayer, John Mackey, Mackey, It's, Russell Diez, Canseco, Diez, Organizations: Vital, Rhode, CNBC, Foods, Vital Farms, American Society for, Albertsons, Kroger, Walmart, Care, People, Animals, PETA, Cal, Research Locations: Austin , Texas, U.S, Houston, Austin, Midwest, Publix, Target, O'Hayer, Missouri, Maine
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